The Intel 4004 is a 4-bit central processing unit (CPU) released by Intel Corporation in 1971. Sold for US$60 (equivalent to $450 in 2023 [2]), it was the first commercially produced …

Explore the history of Intel’s first microprocessor, the Intel® 4004, from its invention to its lasting integrated electronics influence.

Nov 15, 2021 · As the world’s first commercially available microprocessor, the Intel 4004 enabled the convergence of the technology superpowers – ubiquitous computing, pervasive …

Nov 12, 2021 · On November 15, 1971, Intel publicly debuted the first commercial single-chip microprocessor, the Intel 4004, with an advertisement in Electronic News. Fifty years later, …

Produced on 2-inch wafers, the Intel 4004 processor — shown here in silver, resting on top of a modern 12-inch wafer — was one of the smallest microprocessor designs ever to go into …

Nov 15, 2021 · What’s New: Today, Intel celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Intel® 4004, the world’s first commercially available microprocessor. With its launch in November 1971, the …

Nov 15, 2021 · A 4-bit binary logic chip, the 4004 was designed as an alternative to a series of more specific chips that used a decimal architecture by a team that included Busicom's …

Is the Intel 4004 really the world's first microprocessor? Yes and no, but mostly yes. The Intel 4004 is widely considered to be the world's first general-purpose CPU-on-a-chip. But there …

The Intel 4004 is the first commercially available microprocessor, introduced by Intel in 1971. It integrated the core functions of a central processing unit (CPU) onto a single silicon chip. …

Mar 24, 2023 · Intel 4004 was the first commercially available single-chip microprocessor in history. It was a 4-bit CPU designed for usage in calculators, or, as we say now, designed for …