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In 1997:

• January 7: Exponential Technology announces 3 X704 models: 466 MHz, 500 MHz, and 533 MHz version at the Macworld Expo

• April 2: AMD launches their K6 family, a successor to K5.

• May 28: MediaTek is founded.

• October 27: Intel and DEC settle lawsuit with a 10-year cross-license patents agreement signed.
• October 27: Intel announced it will acquire DEC's semiconductor manufacturing operations for $700 million