The Making of the First Microprocessor

@article{Faggin2009TheMO,
  title={The Making of the First Microprocessor},
  author={Federico Faggin},
  journal={IEEE Solid-State Circuits Magazine},
  year={2009},
  volume={1}
}
  • F. Faggin
  • Published 6 February 2009
  • Engineering
  • IEEE Solid-State Circuits Magazine
The paper discusses the making of the first microprocessor and its history of how it is made. The Intel 4004 CPU-on-a-chip was developed under pressure on an extremely tight schedule. 
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