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Intel 4004
Intel 4004 (processor)The world's first microprocessor, released in1971. The 4004 contained 2300 transistors (compared with 5.5million in the 1996 Pentium Pro) and was intended for use ina calculator. It processed data in 4 bits, but itsinstructions were 8 bits long. Program and Data memory wereseparate, it had 1 kilobyte of data memory and a 12-bit PCfor 4K of program memory (in the form of a 4 level stack,used for CALL and RET instructions). There were also sixteen4-bit (or eight 8-bit) general purpose registers. The 4004had 46 instructions. |