Difference between revisions of "2016"

Revision as of 19:54, 6 November 2016

In 2016:

March 22: Intel phased out their Tick-Tock model in favor of a Process-Architecture-Optimization model.
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)
July 26: Phytium Technology announces their FT-1500A family has reached tape-out
August 9: Intel buys Nervana Systems for $350-$410 million
August 21: Day 1: Hot Chips 28 - Hot Chips: A Symposium on High Performance Chips
August 22: Day 2: Hot Chips 28
- August 22: ARM Holdings showcases the Mali-G71
- August 22: ARM Holdings introduces the ARMv8-A architecture
- August 22: NVIDIA showcases Pascal GPU and NVLink
- August 22: NVIDIA introduces the Tegra-Next SoC
- August 22: Mediatek showcases the Helio X20
- August 22: Samsung showcases the Exynos-M1
August 23: Day 3: Hot Chips 28
- August 23: Princeton introduces the Piton
- August 23: UC Davis showcases the KiloCore
- August 23: Intel showcases Skylake
- August 23: IBM talks about POWER9
- August 23: AMD introduces Zen
August 30: Intel release first Kaby Lake processors
August 30: Intel release first Goldmont processors
September 6: Intel acquires Movidius, a computer vision startup
September 9: Intel acquires Soft Machines, a semiconductor startup who designed the VISC Architecture
October 27: Qualcomm acquires NXP for $47 billion

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 * August 30: Intel release first {{intel|Goldmont}} processors
 * September 6: Intel acquires Movidius, a computer vision startup
-* September 9: Intel acquires [[Soft Machines]], a semicondcutor startup who designed the [[VISC Architecture]]
+* September 9: Intel acquires [[Soft Machines]], a semiconductor startup who designed the [[VISC Architecture]]
+* October 27: Qualcomm acquires [[NXP]] for $47 billion