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Intel's 4004 and 8008

Picture of an i4004

The first microprocessor ever.

Introduced in 1971, the Intel 4004 is a 2300 transistor device capable of performing 60,000 operations per second. This first-ever single-chip microprocessor features a die size of just 0.3cm by 0.4cm and has approximately the same performance as the 18000 vacuum tube ENIAC.

Intel was founded by a couple of engineers who left Fairchild because they were not allowed to design the first microprocessor there. Intel is now one of the biggest IC* manufacturer and Fairchild has been bought and sold by others (National Semiconductor).


See also:
local See the other families of processors.
www.faqs.org/faqs/microcontroller-faq/ FAQ's about microcontrollers
www.faqs.org/ You can find a lot of FAQ's here

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