10 events with tag "microprocessor"
1971
ID: 1890
Intel 4004 microprocessor launched using mathematical logic design
ID: 1890
1971
ID: 4328
November 1971
Intel releases 4004 microprocessor designed by Ted Hoff and Federico Faggin - first commercial microprocessor, 2,300 transistors
ID: 4328
1972
ID: 4382
April 1972
Intel releases 8008 processor - 8-bit CPU with 3,500 transistors, foundation for 8080
ID: 4382
1974
ID: 4386
Motorola releases 6800 processor - competes with Intel 8080, simpler architecture
ID: 4386
1974
ID: 4333
April 1974
Intel releases 8080 microprocessor - becomes standard for first generation microcomputers
ID: 4333
1975
ID: 4336
September 1975
Chuck Peddle designs MOS 6502 processor for $25 - enables affordable home computers
ID: 4336
1976
ID: 4384
July 1976
Zilog releases Z80 designed by Faggin and Masatoshi Shima - 8080-compatible, powers countless computers
ID: 4384
1979
ID: 4343
September 1979
Motorola releases 68000 processor - 32-bit architecture powers workstations and Macintosh
ID: 4343
1981
ID: 1998
IBM PC launched using mathematical microprocessor design - Mathematical engineering puts computation on every desk
ID: 1998
1984
ID: 4359
August 1984
IBM introduces PC AT with Intel 80286 - 16-bit processor with memory protection, 6 MHz
ID: 4359