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Intel's revolutionary 54-year-old 4004 chip was the world's first programmable microchip — 2,300-transistor 10,000nm processor exposed

CPU collector and enthusiast CPU Duke was given the opportunity to "pop the hood" off Intel's first-ever multi-purpose microprocessor, the 4004. In a post on X, the CPU collector removed the top ...
Design News

Remembering the Microprocessor That Launched the Computing Revolution

The name Intel has long been associated with microprocessors powering PCs, and more recently has been associated with a struggling semiconductor supplier trying to regain its footing in the AI era.
ExtremeTech

First Mover: Intel's 4-bit 4004 CPU Turns 50

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Intel 4004

The first microprocessor. Although Texas Instruments had already created a CPU on a chip for a customer, Intel's 4004 was the first to sell to the general public. Designed by Marcian Hoff in 1971, the ...
ExtremeTech

Intel 4004, the first CPU, is 40 years old today

Four decades ago today -- November 15, 1971 -- Intel placed an advertisement for the first single-chip CPU, the Intel 4004, in Electronic News. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X ...