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** January 7: [[Intel]] launches ''8th Gen Intel Core with Radeon RX Vega M'', formerly {{intel|Kaby Lake G|l=core}}.
 
** January 7: [[Intel]] launches ''8th Gen Intel Core with Radeon RX Vega M'', formerly {{intel|Kaby Lake G|l=core}}.
 
** January 8: [[NVIDIA]] launches the {{nvidia|Drive Xavier}} autonomous car SoC.
 
** January 8: [[NVIDIA]] launches the {{nvidia|Drive Xavier}} autonomous car SoC.
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* January 10: [[SPEC CPU2006]] has been retired.
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* January 24: [[Imagination Technologies]] launches the [[PowerVR Series8XT GT8540]], a new high-performance GPU based on {{imgtec|Furian|l=arch}}.
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* February 5: [[Ampere Computing]] announces their first ARM processor, the {{ampere|A1}}.
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* February 7: Intel launches {{intel|Xeon D}} processors based on the {{intel|Skylake (server)|Skylake|l=arch}} microarchitecture (formerly {{intel|Skylake DE|l=core}})
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* February 11-15: [[ISSCC]] 2018
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* February 12: [[AMD]] launched {{amd|Ryzen}} desktop APUs based on {{amd|Zen|l=arch}} and {{amd|Vega|l=arch}}
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* February 13: [[ARM Holdings|ARM]] announces two new [[neural processors]] IPs - the {{armh|ML processor}} for inference processing and the {{armh|OD processor}} for real-time object detection.
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* February 21: AMD launches {{amd|EPYC Embedded}} processors (formerly {{amd|Snowy Owl|l=core}}) and {{amd|Ryzen Embedded}} (formerly {{amd|Great Horned Owl}})
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* February 26: Intel started shipping its {{intel|Stratix 10 TX}} [[FPGA]]s with up to 58 Gbps [[PAM4]] transmission capabilities.
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* February 26: [[GreenWaves]] launches their first product, the {{greenwaves|GAP8}}, an ultra-low power [[RISC-V]] microprocessor for intelligence IoT
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* February 27: [[Qualcomm]] launches the {{qualcomm|Snapdragon 700}} family intended to bridge the gap between the 600 and 800 series by offering a mix of premium features and mid-range pricing.
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* March 4: [[Microchip]] announced it will [[acquire]] [[Microsemi]] for $8.35 billion.
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* March 6: Google announces {{google|Bristlecone}}, a 72 qubits chip
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* March 24: [[John Hennessy]] and [[David Patterson]] receive 2017 ACM [[A.M. Turing Award]] for pioneering a systematic, quantitative approach to the design and evaluation of computer architectures with enduring impact on the microprocessor industry.
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* March 27: GPU Technology Conference
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** March 27: Nvidia announces the {{nvidia|DGX-2}} consisting of 16 {{nvidia|V100}} GPUs utilizing {{nvidia|NVLink}} 2.0 and the {{nvidia|NVSwitch}}
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* April: TSMC ramps its [[7nm#TSMC|7nm process]]
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* April 1: [[ON Semiconductor]] increased stake in [[Aizu Fujitsu Semiconductor]] to 40%
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* April 19: AMD launches Ryzen 2nd generation based on the {{amd|Zen+|l=arch}} microarchitecture.
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* May 1: [[MIPS Technologies]] launches the [[nanoMIPS]] [[ISA]]
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* May 1: MIPS launches the {{mips|I7200|l=arch}} based on the nanoMIPS ISA
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* May 2: ARM launches a new {{armh|Cortex-M35P|l=arch}} secure core
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* May 3: Cambricon launches new [[neural processors]] for data center
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* May 8: Google announces the {{google|TPU 3.0}}
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* May 15: Intel launches {{intel|Cannon Lake|l=arch}}
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* May 23: Qualcomm launches the [[Snapdragon 700]] series of premium mid-range SoCs
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* May 31: Arm announces the {{armh|Cortex-A76|l=arch}}
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* May 31: Arm announces the [[Mali-G76]]
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* June 3: Cavium announces general availability for the {{cavium|ThunderX2}} based on {{cavium|Vulcan|l=arch}}
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* June 5: Intel discloses {{intel|Whiskey Lake|l=arch}} and {{intel|Amber Lake|l=arch}}
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* June 13: [[Wave Computing]] acquires [[MIPS Technologies]]
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* June 16: [[ORNL]]'s [[Summit Supercomputer]] became the world's fastest
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* June 18: The [[CCIX Consortium]] release [[CCIX]] base specification 1.0
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* June 24: Fujitsu announces their {{fujitsu|Post-K|l=arch}} CPU prototype was complete
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* June 29: Fujitsu sells [[Mie Fujitsu Semiconductor]] (MIFS) to [[UMC]]
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* July 3: [[Baidu]] unvailed {{baidu|Kunlun}}, a new family of custom [[neural processors]]
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* July 12: Intel launches {{intel|Coffee Lake E|l=core}}-based {{intel|Xeon E}} entry-level workstation processors
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* July 12: Intel acquires [[eASIC]] for undisclosed sum
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* July 17: MediaTek introduces the {{mediatek|Helio|Helio A}} series
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* July 18: [[Xilinx]] acquires [[DeePhi]] for undisclosed sum
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* July 26: Google announces the {{google|Edge TPU}}
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* August 6: AMD introduced second-generation {{amd|Threadripper}}
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* August 13: Nvidia unveils the {{nvidia|Turing|l=arch}} microarchitecture
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* September 10: [[BrainChip]] announces {{brainchip|Akida}}
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* September 11: [[Renesas]] acquires [[IDT]] for $6.7B
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* September 12: Apple announces the [[A12 Bionic]]
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* September 18: [[Ampere Computing|Ampere]] launched the {{ampere|eMAG}} family of ARM server processors
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* October 16: [[Samsung]] announces the {{samsung|Exynos Auto}}
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* October 30: Apple announces the [[A12X Bionic]]
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* October 31: [[SiFive]] introduces {{sifive|7 Series|l=arch}}
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* November 6: AMD discloses {{amd|Zen 2|l=arch}}

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