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.
• August 9: Intel buys Nervana Systems for $350-$410
• 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 semicondcutor startup who designed the VISC Architecture