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In '''2016''': | In '''2016''': | ||
| + | * January: [[CCIX Consortium]] is created | ||
* January 13: [[Fixstars]] announces the world's first 13 TB [[solid state drive]] (SSD), double the largest capacity to that date | * January 13: [[Fixstars]] announces the world's first 13 TB [[solid state drive]] (SSD), double the largest capacity to that date | ||
| + | * January 19: [[Microchip Technology]] acquires [[Atmel]] for $3.6 Billion | ||
| + | * February 5-9: [[IEEE]] [[International Solid-State Circuits Conference]] (ISSCC) | ||
* March 22: Intel phased out their {{intel|Tick-Tock}} model in favor of a {{intel|Process-Architecture-Optimization}} model. | * March 22: Intel phased out their {{intel|Tick-Tock}} model in favor of a {{intel|Process-Architecture-Optimization}} model. | ||
| + | * April 4: [[Brocade]] acquires [[Ruckus Wireless]] for $1.2 Billion | ||
| + | * April 21: [[AMD]] proposes {{x86|Secure Memory Encryption}}, a new full memory encryption {{x86|extension}} for [[x86]] | ||
| + | * April 28: [[Cypress Semiconductor]] acquires [[Broadcom]]'s Wireless Internet of Things Business for $550 million | ||
| + | * June 15: [[Cavium]] acquires [[QLogic]] for $1.36 billion | ||
* June 17: UC Davis presents the {{ucdavis|KiloCore}}, a 1,000-core processor, at the 2016 Symposia. | * June 17: UC Davis presents the {{ucdavis|KiloCore}}, a 1,000-core processor, at the 2016 Symposia. | ||
* June 20: | * June 20: | ||
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* July 26: [[Phytium Technology]] announces their {{phytium|FT-1500A|FT-1500A family}} has reached tape-out | * July 26: [[Phytium Technology]] announces their {{phytium|FT-1500A|FT-1500A family}} has reached tape-out | ||
* August 9: Intel buys [[Nervana Systems]] for $350-$410 million | * August 9: Intel buys [[Nervana Systems]] for $350-$410 million | ||
| + | * August 17-21: [[Gamescom]] 2016 | ||
* August 21: Day 1: Hot Chips 28 - Hot Chips: A Symposium on High Performance Chips | * August 21: Day 1: Hot Chips 28 - Hot Chips: A Symposium on High Performance Chips | ||
* August 22: | * August 22: | ||
** Day 2: Hot Chips 28 | ** Day 2: Hot Chips 28 | ||
| − | *** [[ARM Holdings]] | + | *** [[ARM Holdings]] presented the {{armh|Mali-G71}} |
*** ARM Holdings introduces the {{arm|ARMv8-A}} architecture | *** ARM Holdings introduces the {{arm|ARMv8-A}} architecture | ||
| − | *** [[NVIDIA]] | + | *** [[NVIDIA]] presented {{nvidia|Pascal}} GPU and {{nvidia|NVLink}} |
*** NVIDIA introduces the {{nvidia|Tegra-Next}} SoC | *** NVIDIA introduces the {{nvidia|Tegra-Next}} SoC | ||
| − | *** [[Mediatek]] | + | *** [[Mediatek]] presented the {{mediatek|Helio X20}} |
| − | *** [[Samsung]] | + | *** [[Samsung]] presented the {{samsung|Exynos-M1}} |
* August 23: | * August 23: | ||
** Day 3: Hot Chips 28 | ** Day 3: Hot Chips 28 | ||
*** [[Princeton]] introduces the {{princeton|Piton}} | *** [[Princeton]] introduces the {{princeton|Piton}} | ||
| − | *** [[UC Davis]] | + | *** [[UC Davis]] presented the {{ucdavis|KiloCore}} |
| − | *** Intel | + | *** Intel presented {{intel|Skylake}} |
| − | *** [[IBM]] | + | *** [[IBM]] presented about {{ibm|POWER9}} |
| − | *** [[AMD]] | + | *** [[AMD]] presented {{amd|Zen}} |
* August 8: Stanford-led research suggests phase-change memory can be made to consume less power and performing as much as 1,000x faster | * August 8: Stanford-led research suggests phase-change memory can be made to consume less power and performing as much as 1,000x faster | ||
* August 30: Intel release first {{intel|Kaby Lake}} processors | * August 30: Intel release first {{intel|Kaby Lake}} processors | ||
* August 30: Intel release first {{intel|Goldmont}} processors | * August 30: Intel release first {{intel|Goldmont}} processors | ||
* September 2: University of Wisconsin-Madison materials engineers have created, for the first time, carbon nanotube transistors that outperform state-of-the-art silicon transistors | * September 2: University of Wisconsin-Madison materials engineers have created, for the first time, carbon nanotube transistors that outperform state-of-the-art silicon transistors | ||
| − | * September 6: Intel acquires Movidius, a computer vision startup | + | * September 6: Intel acquires [[Movidius]], a computer vision startup |
* September 7: [[Apple]] introduces {{apple|A10}} processor for their iPhone 7 and 7 Plus models | * September 7: [[Apple]] introduces {{apple|A10}} processor for their iPhone 7 and 7 Plus models | ||
* September 9: Intel acquires [[Soft Machines]], a semiconductor startup who designed the [[VISC Architecture]] | * September 9: Intel acquires [[Soft Machines]], a semiconductor startup who designed the [[VISC Architecture]] | ||
* September 16: Nokia Bell Labs, Deutsche Telekom T-Labs and Technical University of Munich achieve speeds of 1 Tb/s transmission rate over optical fiber | * September 16: Nokia Bell Labs, Deutsche Telekom T-Labs and Technical University of Munich achieve speeds of 1 Tb/s transmission rate over optical fiber | ||
| + | * September 19: [[ON Semiconductor]] acquires [[Fairchild Semiconductor]] for $2.4 Billion | ||
* September 20: [[Sandisk]] announces the world's first 1 terabyte SD card at Photokina 2016 | * September 20: [[Sandisk]] announces the world's first 1 terabyte SD card at Photokina 2016 | ||
* October 15: [[Qualcomm]] acquires [[CSR]] for $2.5 billion | * October 15: [[Qualcomm]] acquires [[CSR]] for $2.5 billion | ||
| + | * October 17: Australian engineers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) created a new [[qubit]] which remains in a stable superposition for 10 times longer than previously achieved | ||
* October 27: Qualcomm acquires [[NXP]] for $47 billion | * October 27: Qualcomm acquires [[NXP]] for $47 billion | ||
| − | * November 3: Canyon Bridge Capital Partners Inc. acquires [[Lattice Semiconductor]] for $1.3 billion | + | * October 31: Researchers from Penn State announced a space-charge-controlled KTN beam deflector technique that can be used to increase the speed of 3D printing by up to 1000 times |
| + | * November 1: Researchers at Rockefeller University developed a new method called "light sculpting", allowing them to view the neurons of a mouse brain firing in 3D in real-time | ||
| + | * November 3: | ||
| + | ** [[Broadcom]] acquires [[Brocade]] for $5.9 billion | ||
| + | ** Canyon Bridge Capital Partners Inc. acquires [[Lattice Semiconductor]] for $1.3 billion | ||
| + | ** Adobe announced Project VoCo, "Photoshop for Voice" software that allows for accurate replication for any person's voice, allowing modification of the original speaker's recording | ||
| + | * December 3-7: [[IEEE]] [[International Electron Devices Meeting]] (IEDM) | ||
| + | * November 14: [[Samsung]] acquires Harman International Industries for $8 billion | ||
| + | * November 17: Nervana announces {{nervana|Lake Crest|l=arch}} | ||
| + | * November 21: [[MACOM]] acquires [[AppliedMicro]] for $770 million | ||
| + | * December 7: [[Qualcomm]] announces the {{qualcomm|Centriq}} family of processors, their first direct attempt at entering the server market | ||
| + | * December 7: The [[Bluetooth Special Interest Group]] has officially ratified [[Bluetooth]] 5. | ||
| + | * December 13: AMD introduces the {{amd|Ryzen}} family of performance processors based on {{amd|Zen|l=arch}} | ||
| + | * December 21: [[TDK]] acquires [[InvenSense]] for $1.3 billion | ||
Latest revision as of 00:28, 5 August 2018
| 2016 | |
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| Unix Time | 1451606400 - 1483228799 |
| Years | |
In 2016:
- January: CCIX Consortium is created
- January 13: Fixstars announces the world's first 13 TB solid state drive (SSD), double the largest capacity to that date
- January 19: Microchip Technology acquires Atmel for $3.6 Billion
- February 5-9: IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC)
- March 22: Intel phased out their Tick-Tock model in favor of a Process-Architecture-Optimization model.
- April 4: Brocade acquires Ruckus Wireless for $1.2 Billion
- April 21: AMD proposes Secure Memory Encryption, a new full memory encryption extension for x86
- April 28: Cypress Semiconductor acquires Broadcom's Wireless Internet of Things Business for $550 million
- June 15: Cavium acquires QLogic for $1.36 billion
- June 17: UC Davis presents the KiloCore, a 1,000-core processor, at the 2016 Symposia.
- June 20:
- Intel introduces Xeon E5 v4 series (Broadwell E5's)
- China introduces the Sunway TaihuLight supercomputer, the world's fastest supercomputer at the time
- July 26: Phytium Technology announces their FT-1500A family has reached tape-out
- August 9: Intel buys Nervana Systems for $350-$410 million
- August 17-21: Gamescom 2016
- August 21: Day 1: Hot Chips 28 - Hot Chips: A Symposium on High Performance Chips
- August 22:
- August 23:
- August 8: Stanford-led research suggests phase-change memory can be made to consume less power and performing as much as 1,000x faster
- August 30: Intel release first Kaby Lake processors
- August 30: Intel release first Goldmont processors
- September 2: University of Wisconsin-Madison materials engineers have created, for the first time, carbon nanotube transistors that outperform state-of-the-art silicon transistors
- September 6: Intel acquires Movidius, a computer vision startup
- September 7: Apple introduces A10 processor for their iPhone 7 and 7 Plus models
- September 9: Intel acquires Soft Machines, a semiconductor startup who designed the VISC Architecture
- September 16: Nokia Bell Labs, Deutsche Telekom T-Labs and Technical University of Munich achieve speeds of 1 Tb/s transmission rate over optical fiber
- September 19: ON Semiconductor acquires Fairchild Semiconductor for $2.4 Billion
- September 20: Sandisk announces the world's first 1 terabyte SD card at Photokina 2016
- October 15: Qualcomm acquires CSR for $2.5 billion
- October 17: Australian engineers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) created a new qubit which remains in a stable superposition for 10 times longer than previously achieved
- October 27: Qualcomm acquires NXP for $47 billion
- October 31: Researchers from Penn State announced a space-charge-controlled KTN beam deflector technique that can be used to increase the speed of 3D printing by up to 1000 times
- November 1: Researchers at Rockefeller University developed a new method called "light sculpting", allowing them to view the neurons of a mouse brain firing in 3D in real-time
- November 3:
- Broadcom acquires Brocade for $5.9 billion
- Canyon Bridge Capital Partners Inc. acquires Lattice Semiconductor for $1.3 billion
- Adobe announced Project VoCo, "Photoshop for Voice" software that allows for accurate replication for any person's voice, allowing modification of the original speaker's recording
- December 3-7: IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM)
- November 14: Samsung acquires Harman International Industries for $8 billion
- November 17: Nervana announces Lake Crest
- November 21: MACOM acquires AppliedMicro for $770 million
- December 7: Qualcomm announces the Centriq family of processors, their first direct attempt at entering the server market
- December 7: The Bluetooth Special Interest Group has officially ratified Bluetooth 5.
- December 13: AMD introduces the Ryzen family of performance processors based on Zen
- December 21: TDK acquires InvenSense for $1.3 billion