8-bit designs
Hasitha Helappriya
January 09, 2011
The Intel 4004 was followed in 1972 by the Intel 8008, the world's first 8-bit microprocessor. The 8008 was not, however, an extension ...
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Four-Phase Systems AL1
Hasitha Helappriya
January 08, 2011
The Four-Phase Systems AL1 was an 8-bit bit slice chip containing eight registers and an ALU It was designed by Lee Boysel in 1969 At the...
Friday, January 7, 2011
Gilbert Hyatt
Hasitha Helappriya
January 07, 2011
Gilbert Hyatt was awarded a patent claiming an invention pre-dating both TI and Intel, describing a "microcontroller". The patent ...
Thursday, January 6, 2011
CADC
Hasitha Helappriya
January 06, 2011
In 1968, Garrett AiResearch (which employed designers Ray Holt and Steve Geller) was invited to produce a digital computer to compete wit...
