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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Intel 4004 topic overview
The analysis highlights History, Legacy, Applications and Measurement as prominent areas in the source structure around Intel 4004.
Related topics
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Source areas
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Connected nodes
123
Extracted relationships
111
Concept neighborhoods
29
Bridge connections
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What this topic covers Research coverage
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History · 45 topics
Overview · 21 topics
Technical specifications · 11 topics
Distinction as first commercially available microprocessor chip · 10 topics
Legacy and value · 10 topics
Description · 8 topics
Use · 8 topics
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Key facts & relationships
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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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How Intel 4004 connects Entity context
Entity context groups extracted connections by relationship type. Counts show recurrence in the analyzed source; the examples are research signals, not claims about importance.
The extracted context around Intel 4004 shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Intel 4004 → All, Anniversary Project, Assembler, Assembly Language Programming ManualChip, CMOS, Disassembler, Early Intel MicroprocessorsInterview, Emulator, Fame, Federico Faggin, Fully, Hall, IEEE Spectrum, Intel, Intel Corporate Archives, Intel MCS-4BuscomV2p1, Intel Museum, Intel's First Microprocessor, Invention, Java Another extracted example is Intel 4004 → Anniversary, Computer History Museum, Faggin, Federico Faggin, First Microprocessors, Hoff, How, IEEE Solid State Circuits, Intel, Italian Physical Society, January, La Rivista, Live, Magazine, Mazor, Microprocessor, Nature Electronics, No, Nuovo Cimento, Published. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.
Intel 4004
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related to External links· 32
Intel 4004 → All, Anniversary Project, Assembler, Assembly Language Programming ManualChip, CMOS, Disassembler, Early Intel MicroprocessorsInterview, Emulator, Fame, Federico Faggin, Fully, Hall, IEEE Spectrum, Intel, Intel Corporate Archives, Intel MCS-4BuscomV2p1, Intel Museum, Intel's First Microprocessor, Invention, Java
related to Further reading· 27
Intel 4004 → Anniversary, Computer History Museum, Faggin, Federico Faggin, First Microprocessors, Hoff, How, IEEE Solid State Circuits, Intel, Italian Physical Society, January, La Rivista, Live, Magazine, Mazor, Microprocessor, Nature Electronics, No, Nuovo Cimento, Published
related to Use· 22
Intel 4004 → According, Ames Research Center, Bally, Bally Alley, Bally Manufacturing, Busicom, Computer History Museum, Comstar Corporation, Comstar System, Dave Nutting Associates, Dr, Emu Electronics, Federico Faggin, Flicker, Intel, It, Larry Lasher, PF, Pioneer, September
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TTTA extracted 111 structured relationships around Intel 4004. Examples in this analysis include Intel 4004 → Address width → 12 bits (multiplexed) and Intel 4004 → Application → Busicom calculator, arithmetic manipulation. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.
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Intel 4004
Address width
12 bits (multiplexed)
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Intel 4004
Application
Busicom calculator, arithmetic manipulation
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Intel 4004
Common manufacturer
Intel
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Intel 4004
Data width
4 bits
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Intel 4004
Designed by
Intel
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Intel 4004
Discontinued
1981
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Intel 4004
Instruction set
4-bit BCD-oriented
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Intel 4004
Launched
November 15, 1971; 54 years ago (November 15, 1971)
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Intel 4004
Marketed by
Intel
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Intel 4004
Max. CPU clock rate
740 kHz to 750 kHz
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Intel 4004
Package
16-pin dual in-line package
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Intel 4004
Socket
DIP16
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Intel 4004
Successor
Intel 4040
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Intel 4004
Technology node
10 μm
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Intel 4004
Transistors
2,300
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Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods
Concept neighborhoods group terms that sit near one another in the extracted graph. They are useful for discovering adjacent language and context, but proximity does not by itself imply a factual relationship.
The concept neighborhoods around Intel 4004 bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Microprocessor, Shima and Faggin. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.
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Also
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Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges
Semantic bridges connect parts of the graph that would otherwise be more separate. A bridge is a structural signal in this analysis, not a claim that the two topic areas are equivalent.
For Intel 4004, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Intel 4004 with History. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.
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Intel 4004
Nodes124
Edges123
Triples111
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.016129
Components1
Source & methodology
TTTA analyzes the structure around Intel 4004 to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Legacy, Applications & Measurement, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.
