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| April 2025 | HiSilicon announced the Ascend 920 AI chip, designed as a potential alternative to the NVIDIA H20 chip which was banned from selling to China in the same month. The chip is expected to be mass-produced in late 2025. |
| April 16 2025 |
Nvidia graphics processing units
Launch of the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti, the first consumer GPU in the RTX 50 series to utilize PCIe 5.0 interface and GDDR7 video memory. It features a TSMC 4N process, 21.9 billion transistors, and a 181 mm2 die size, with a base core clock of 2407 MHz and a boost core clock of 2572 MHz.
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| 2025 |
Itanium
Support for Itanium-based NonStop hardware is scheduled to end.
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| 2025 |
AMD Ryzen processors
AMD announces the Ryzen 9000 Fire Range series mobile processors, including the Ryzen 9 9955HX3D and 9955HX models with up to 16 cores and 32 threads, manufactured using TSMC N4 and N6 FinFET processes.
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| 2025 |
Nvidia graphics processing units
Drake GPU rumored for Nintendo Switch 2, manufactured by Samsung with integrated design, promising significantly enhanced performance in both undocked and docked modes.
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| March 12 2025 |
Apple silicon
Apple introduces the M3 Ultra, a powerful processor with 28 cores and advanced features, capable of supporting up to 256 GB of memory.
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| 2025 |
ARM processors
ARM announced the Cortex-A320 processor, continuing their tradition of introducing new processor designs.
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| March 5 2025 |
Apple silicon
Apple announced the M3 Ultra chip, an advanced System on Chip (SoC) that combines two M3 Max dies using UltraFusion interconnect technology. The chip features 184 billion transistors, 24 performance cores, 8 efficiency cores, 60-80 GPU cores, and 32 Neural Engine cores, with up to 512 GB unified RAM and 800 GB/s memory bandwidth. It was introduced as an optional upgrade for the Mac Studio, with Apple claiming it can handle up to 22 streams of 8K ProRes video playback.
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| January 2025 | HiSilicon introduced the Kirin T80 (Hi6290V110) processor, which was first used in the Huawei MatePad 11.5 PaperMatte tablet. |
| 2024 |
Quantum processors
D-Wave released the D-Wave Advantage 2 quantum processor with a Zephyr Z15 architecture, expanding to 7440 qubits.
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| 2024 |
AMD processors
AMD introduced the Zen 5 series processors, including Granite Ridge Ryzen 9000 series for desktop, Strix Point Ryzen AI 300 series for laptops, and Turin Epyc 9005 series for servers.
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| 2024 | UNISOC achieved 13% global market share in mobile processors, solidifying its position among top semiconductor companies. |
| 2024 |
AMD processors with 3D graphics
AMD launched the 'Phoenix' processor series, continuing their development of desktop processors with integrated graphics capabilities.
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| 2024 |
Microprocessor chronology
AMD introduces Zen 5 microprocessor with 6-16 cores, using 5 nm process technology, featuring improved performance and multi-threading capabilities.
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| 2024 |
Microprocessor chronology
Qualcomm develops Oryon microprocessor with 12 cores, operating at 4.3 GHz, manufactured using 4 nm process technology.
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| 2024 |
ARM processors
ARM introduced the Cortex-R82AE, Cortex-A520AE, Cortex-A720AE, Cortex-A725, and Cortex-X925 processors, along with the Neoverse N3, Neoverse V3, and Neoverse V3AE cores for advanced computing needs.
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| 2024 |
VEGA Microprocessors
Planned release of multiple VEGA microprocessors: Dhanush64, Dhruv64, and Dhanush64+ microprocessors.
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| December 2024 | HiSilicon is set to launch the Kirin 9020 SoC and Kirin T92 SoC for the Huawei MatePad Pro 13.2, featuring improved Taishan cores and Balong 6000 5G technology. |
| December 16 2024 |
Quantum processors
USTC launched the Zuchongzhi 3.0 superconducting transmon quantum processor with 105 qubits, featuring 99.90% single-qubit gate fidelity and 99.62% two-qubit gate fidelity.
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| November 2024 |
Quantum processors
IBM released the Heron R2 quantum processor with 156 qubits and a 96.5% two-qubit fidelity.
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| November 26 2024 | HiSilicon launched the Balong 6000 modem, which first appeared in the Huawei Mate 70 Pro. This modem is one of the first 3GPP Rel. 18 and 5.5G/5G-Advanced supporting modems in the world, offering advanced network capabilities including multi-mode support (2G/3G/4G/5G) and high-speed data transmission. |
| November 8 2024 |
Apple silicon
Apple releases the M4 Pro, expanding the M4 lineup with enhanced performance and memory bandwidth.
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| November 7 2024 |
AMD graphics processing units
Anticipated release of Viola GPU for PlayStation 5, featuring custom RDNA 2 architecture with advanced 8K HDR and raytracing capabilities.
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| October 2024 | US government expanded export controls targeting semiconductor toolmakers like KLA Corporation, Lam Research, and Applied Materials. |
| September 2024 | HiSilicon plans to release the Kirin 9010E SoC for the Huawei Nova Flip and the Kirin T91 SoC for the Huawei MatePad Pro 12.2. |
| September 20 2024 |
Apple silicon
Apple plans to release the S10 processor.
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| August 28 2024 |
VEGA Microprocessors
L&T Semiconductor Technologies (LTSCT) and C-DAC signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to commercialize VEGA processor technologies, aiming to develop indigenous ICs and SoCs for automotive, industrial, ICT infrastructure, and energy sectors.
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| June 2024 |
Itanium
Debian officially drops support for Itanium, with unofficial support available through Debian Ports until this date.
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| May 15 2024 |
Apple silicon
Apple introduces the M4 processor, built on TSMC's N3E process with 28 billion transistors, featuring improved AI capabilities with 38 TOPS performance.
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| May 7 2024 |
Apple silicon
Apple announced the M4 chip alongside the seventh-generation iPad Pro models. The M4 is built on the N3E process, contains 28 billion transistors, and features three or four performance cores, six efficiency cores, and up to ten GPU cores.
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| April 2024 | HiSilicon introduces the Kirin 9010L SoC for the Huawei Nova 12 Ultra Star Edition and the Kirin 9010W SoC for various devices. |
| April 16 2024 |
Nvidia graphics processing units
NVIDIA announced two new workstation GPUs: the RTX A400 and RTX A1000, both using the GA107 chipset and supporting PCIe 4.0 x8 interface.
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| February 2024 | HiSilicon launches the Kirin 9000S1 and Kirin 9010 SoCs with the Huawei Pura 70 series, featuring overclocked enhancements and a modified 2+6+4 core configuration. |
| February 12 2024 |
Nvidia graphics processing units
Nvidia launched the RTX 2000 Ada Generation workstation GPU, a more compact model with a PCIe 4.0 x8 interface, 2816:88:48:22:88 core configuration, and a release price of $649.
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| February 2 2024 |
Nvidia graphics processing units
NVIDIA introduces the GeForce RTX 3050 with GA107-325 code name, featuring 2304 CUDA cores and an entry-level price of $169.
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| January 2024 | HiSilicon releases the Kirin 9000W Wi-Fi only SoC for the Huawei MatePad Pro 13.2 Wi-Fi model, introducing the chip to global markets. |
| January 31 2024 |
Nvidia graphics processing units
NVIDIA introduced the GeForce RTX 4080 Super with AD103-400 chip, featuring 10240 shader cores and priced at $999.
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| January 24 2024 |
Nvidia graphics processing units
NVIDIA released the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super with AD103-275 chip, featuring 8448 shader cores.
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| January 17 2024 |
Nvidia graphics processing units
NVIDIA launched the GeForce RTX 4070 Super with AD104-350 chip, featuring 7168 shader cores.
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| January 5 2024 |
Nvidia graphics processing units
Nvidia released the RTX 5880 Ada Generation workstation GPU, featuring a PCIe 4.0 x16 interface, 14080:440:176:110:440 core configuration, and a high-end price point of $6,999.
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| 2023 | The Kunpeng 950 server processor was scheduled for launch, representing HiSilicon's advanced computing technology in the server market. |
| 2023 |
Intel Celeron processors
Intel discontinued the Celeron brand and replaced it with the Intel Processor brand, marking the end of the long-running low-end CPU product line.
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| 2023 |
AMD processors with 3D graphics
AMD introduced the 'Phoenix' mobile processor series, featuring a 4 nm fabrication process by TSMC, up to eight Zen 4 CPU cores, dual-channel DDR5/LPDDR5x memory controller, RDNA3 integrated GPU, and an XDNA accelerator.
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| 2023 |
AMD graphics processing units
Introduction of Radeon 740M (Phoenix) GPU for ROG Ally, using RDNA 3 architecture and manufactured by TSMC on 4nm process.
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| 2023 |
Microprocessor chronology
AMD releases Zen 4C microprocessor with 4-16 cores, using 5 nm process technology, designed for more energy-efficient computing.
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| 2023 |
Microprocessor chronology
Intel introduces Meteor Lake microprocessor with a hybrid architecture of 2-6 performance cores, 4-8 efficiency cores, and 2 low-power efficiency cores, using 5 nm and 7 nm process technologies.
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| 2023 |
Microprocessor chronology
Apple launches M3 Series microprocessor with 4-12 performance cores and 4-6 efficiency cores, manufactured using 3 nm process technology with 25,000-92,000 transistors.
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| 2023 |
ARM processors
ARM launched the Cortex-M52(F), Cortex-A520, Cortex-A720, and Cortex-X4 processors, focusing on improved performance and energy efficiency.
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