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)
32-bit PowerPC 601 (1993)
A microcontroller or microcontroller unit is a small computer on a single integrated circuit. A microcontroller contains one or more processor cores along with memory and programmable input/output per
Microprocessor
…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 is related but distinct from a digital signal processor, a specialized microprocessor chip, with its…
The die from an Intel 8742, an 8-bit microcontroller that includes a CPU running at 12 MHz, 128 bytes of RAM, 2048 bytes of EPROM, and I/O in the same chip
Two ATmega microcontrollers
Various PIC microcontrollers with integrated EPROM
Piggyback microcontroller from MOSTEK