Microprocessor
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A microprocessor is a computer processor for which the data processing logic and control is included on a single integrated circuit, or a small number of ICs. The microprocessor contains the arithmeti
4-bit Intel 4004 (1971)
8-bit Motorola 6800 (1974)
16-bit Intel 8086 (1978)
32-bit PowerPC 601 (1993)
Intel 4004
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The Intel 4004, released by the Intel Corporation on November 15, 1971, was the first in a long line of Intel central processing units. Priced at US$60, the chip marked both a technological and econom
Microprocessor
…While there is disagreement over who deserves credit for the invention of the microprocessor, the first commercially available microprocessor was the Intel 4004, designed by Federico Faggin and introduced in 1971. A microprocessor is distinct from a microcontroller, a type of system on a chip. A microprocessor…
Intel C4004 processor with grey traces
Chip layout from the development phase of the Intel 4004
Intel 4004 CPU and associated chips on the circuit board from a Busicom calculator
Busicom 141-PF