The Intel 4004, [2] released by the Intel Corporation on November 15, 1971, [3] was the first in a long line of Intel central processing units (CPUs). Priced at US$ 60 (equivalent to $477 in 2025), the chip …

This list of Intel processors by generation attempts to present all of Intel 's processors from the 4-bit 4004 (1971) to the present high-end offerings. Concise technical data is given for each product.

Sep 8, 2018 · Intel's first 32-bit x86 processor was the 80386, released in 1985. One key advantage that this processor had was its 32-bit address bus that allowed it to support up to 4GB of system memory.

Intel's engineers proposed a new design of just four chips, including one that could be programmed for use. That programmable chip, later known as the Intel 4004, became the first general-purpose …

Intel's first year of the 1990s was characterized by resilience after the sudden passing of co-founder Robert Noyce. As the company mourned, it pressed on with new products, including its first NetPort …

Jul 2, 2018 · Chip Hall of Fame: Intel 4004 Microprocessor The first CPU-on-a-chip was a shoestring crash project Stephen Cass 02 Jul 2018 15 Mar 2024

Nov 18, 2025 · The world's first commercial microprocessor, Intel's 4004 from 1971, transformed electronics and set the foundation for today's computing landscape

Nov 15, 2021 · The first general-purpose processor of the modern age came off the line today in 1971 to power a calculator. It changed the world.

Jan 7, 2024 · Explore the history and evolution of Intel processor generations: understand the advancements shaping modern computing.

In 1971, Intel stepped out of its traditional role in making memory chips to release the world’s very first microprocessor, called the Intel 4004. Advertised as a “computer on a chip,” the Intel 4004 was a 4 …