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Intel 4004

The Intel 4004, released by the Intel Corporation on November 15, 1971, was the first in a long line of Intel central processing units (CPUs). Priced at US$60 (equivalent to $477 in 2025), the chip marked both a technological and economic milestone in computing.

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Address width
12 bits (multiplexed)
Application
Busicom calculator, arithmetic manipulation
Common manufacturer
Intel
Data width
4 bits
Designed by
Intel
Discontinued
1981

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Intel 4004 → CPU, DRAM, Faggin, I/O, Intel, Intel's, ROM, The, Using
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Intel 4004 → IBM, MHz, Model, Rubylith, The, The Intel
Address width · 1
Intel 4004 → 12 bits (multiplexed)
Application · 1
Intel 4004 → Busicom calculator, arithmetic manipulation
Common manufacturer · 1
Intel 4004 → Intel
Data width · 1
Intel 4004 → 4 bits
Designed by · 1
Intel 4004 → Intel

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intel 4004 faggin design chips first busicom chip technology memory used hoff microprocessor silicon would using calculator federico ram rom

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Intel 4004Address width12 bits (multiplexed)1.00infobox
Intel 4004ApplicationBusicom calculator, arithmetic manipulation1.00infobox
Intel 4004Common manufacturerIntel1.00infobox
Intel 4004Data width4 bits1.00infobox
Intel 4004Designed byIntel1.00infobox
Intel 4004Discontinued19811.00infobox
Intel 4004Instruction set4-bit BCD-oriented1.00infobox
Intel 4004LaunchedNovember 15, 1971; 54 years ago (November 15, 1971)1.00infobox
Intel 4004Marketed byIntel1.00infobox
Intel 4004Max. CPU clock rate740 kHz to 750 kHz1.00infobox
Intel 4004Package16-pin dual in-line package1.00infobox
Intel 4004SocketDIP161.00infobox
Intel 4004SuccessorIntel 40401.00infobox
Intel 4004Technology node10 μm1.00infobox
Intel 4004Transistors2,3001.00infobox

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