Intel 4004
The Intel 4004 is an early single chip computer chip, from 1971, and a lineal ancestor of the Pentium family of computer chips.[1][2]
| specification | value |
|---|---|
| number of transistors | 2,300 transistor on die[1][2] |
| clock speed | 108 hertz[2], 740 hertz[1] |
| bus speed | 108 hertz[2] |
| instruction set | 46 instructions[1] |
| Registers | 16 4 bit registers or eight bit registers.[1] |
| introduction date | November 1971[2] |
| memory | 1k data memory, 4k program memory[1] |
| address space | 4k[1] |
| transistor size | 10 micron[2] |
The computer had separate data and memory spaces. The maximum addressable memory was 4 kilobytes.[1]
According to the History of Computing website the chip "it is widely considered to be the world's first commercial single-chip microprocessor."[1]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8
"The Industrial Era: 1970 - 1971". History of Computing. Archived from the original on 2008-12-01. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
In February Intel releases the 4004 microprocessor to the market. It has 12 sq mm die size and 16 pins which fit in to a motherboard.
Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Microprocessor quick reference guide: Intel486™ Processors and Earlier". Intel Museum. Archived from the original on 2012-06-14. Retrieved 2012-06-06.