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 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
• October 15: Qualcomm acquires CSR for $2.5 billion
• October 27: Qualcomm acquires NXP for $47 billion