VEB Kombinat Mikroelektronik Erfurt was an important manufacturer of active electronic components in East Germany. It should not be confused with the more well-known VEB Kombinat Robotron Dresden whic
Sculpture "Hand with chip" at the entrance of VEB Mikroelektronik "Karl Marx" Erfurt
Cleanroom at VEB Mikroelektronik "Karl Marx" Erfurt (1989)
U830Cm (VEB ZFTM Dresden, 1986)
U840PC02 (VEB Mikroelektronik "Karl Marx" Erfurt, 1989)
Intel 8008
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The Intel 8008 is an early 8-bit microprocessor capable of addressing 16 KB of memory, introduced in April 1972. The 8008 architecture was designed by Computer Terminal Corporation and was implemented
Kombinat Mikroelektronik Erfurt
…the US 10 years and at Siemens in West Germany 5 years before East Germany. The first microprocessor, the U808D, followed in 1978, 6 years after the Intel 8008 that the U808 was cloned from. Further milestones were the U880 (Zilog Z80 clone) in 1980 and the first 16-bit microprocessor U8000 (Zilog Z8000 clone…
An Intel C8008-1 processor variant with purple ceramic, gold-plated metal lid and pins
Intel 8008 wafer and two processors – closed and open
Intel SIM8-01 CPU board, possibly the first use of the 8008. Contains 1K bytes of RAM in 32 chips and 2K bytes of EPROM in eight chips. No provision for interrupts.
VEB Mikroelektronik "Karl Marx" Erfurt (MME) U808 (GDR)