The story of the first microprocessor, one you may have heard, goes something like this: The Intel 4004 was introduced in late 1971, for use in a calculator. It was a combination of four chips ...

As NPR marks its 50th anniversary, we look back at an innovation that also changed the world in 1971: the unveiling of the first commercially produced microprocessor.

There is some dispute as to which company invented the microprocessor, and we’ll talk about that further down. But who invented the first commercially available microprocessor?

Texas Instruments' TMS 1000 first hit the market in calculators in 1974, but TI claimed it was invented in 1971, before the 4004. Moreover, TI was awarded a patent in 1973 for the microprocessor.

This isn’t the first time we’ve heard about Jessie’s ternary computer. It was an entry for the Hackaday Prize two years ago, and she made it down to our 10th-anniversary conference to speak ...

The microprocessor is a computer processor of arithmetic, logic, and control circuitry on a single integrated circuit. The easiest way to think of a microprocessor is to take a desktop-class ...

Sunday, November 15 marked the 44th anniversary of the Intel 4004, which was the company's first commercially available microprocessor. The 4-bit microprocessor was used in the likes of ...

Intel 4004, the first commercial microprocessor, had 2300 transistors and ran at a clock speed of 740KHz. (CPU-Zone) ...

Events have recently conspired to afford me that opportunity, hence the present article, which is the first in a series on the basics of microprocessor technology.

Everything changed when the first microprocessor-controlled knee (MPK) came to market in 1997.

The man who led the design and development of the first microprocessor 40 years ago said at the time he didn't foresee the extent of the digital revolution he was helping to create.