We recently looked at the origins of the integrated circuit (IC) and the calculator ... That honor goes to Intel for the 4004. We pick up the tale with Robert Noyce, who had co-invented the ...

Introduced in 1971, Intel’s 4004 has a maximum clock frequency of ... the number of transistors on an integrated circuit saw a doubling every year. In 1975, [Moore] revised his law to a ...

The video begins by pointing out that the world’s first commercial microprocessor, the Intel 4004 (c ... He designed the custom 4004 circuit board, with its flashing VFDs and built-in display ...