The first microprocessor in a commercial product was the Four Phase Systems AL1. The first commercially available (sold as a component) microprocessor was the 4004 from Intel.

1971 Intel developed multiple products that would change the future of technology. Most importantly, the company introduced the world's first electronically programmable microprocessor, the 4004, a …

Dec 28, 2024 · Intel unveiled the world’s first commercially available microprocessor, the 4004, on November 15, 1971. This four-bit central processing unit (CPU) was a marvel of engineering for its …

On November 5, 1971, Intel Corporation, a three-year-old start-up, announced the world’s first “micro-programmable computer on a chip” – the 4004 microprocessor.

Engineers at Intel Corporation publicly introduced the first microprocessor, the Intel 4004, combining the basic logic circuits of a computer on a small square of silicon called a “chip.”

May 1, 2025 · In 1971, Intel’s staff lined up in front of their building in Santa Clara, California — the very place where the first microprocessors, the Intel 4004, were manufactured. It all began on July 18, …

Jan 1, 2025 · In 1971, Intel introduced the 4004, a 4-bit microprocessor that revolutionized the world of electronics and computing. As Intel's first microprocessor, the 4004 was a groundbreaking …

…first microprocessor was the Intel 4004, which was introduced in 1971. During the early 1980s very large-scale integration (VLSI) vastly increased the circuit density of microprocessors.

Intel's 4004 of 1971 is widely regarded as the first commercial microprocessor. [2] Designers predominantly used MOSFET transistors with pMOS logic in the early 1970s, switching to nMOS …

Marcian “Ted” Hoff (PhD '62 EE), is best known as the architect of the first microprocessor. Intel’s 4004 was released in November 1971, 35 years ago this month.