Microprocessors

By leuvenwang

  • Silicon is Discovered

  • Logic circuits are patented by Nikola Tesla

  • The Transistor is Invented

  • First Integrated Circuit is Developed

  • Intel is established

  • AMD is established

  • First Microprocessor is introduced by Intel

    Called the Intel 4004, it had 2,300 transistors, performed 60,000 operations per second (OPS), addressed 640 bytes of memory, and cost $200.00.

  • Intel 8080 becomes the standard in the computer industry

  • Motorola releases its 68000 microprocessor

  • Sun Microsystems releases the SPARC

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