The Intel 4004 is considered the first microprocessor, but its creation by Intel came down to a combination of hard work, the right timing, and just plain luck. Michael is CIO at Ziff Brothers ...

The story of the first microprocessor, one you may have heard, goes something like this: The Intel 4004 was introduced in late 1971, for use in a calculator. It was a combination of four chips, and it ...

As NPR marks its 50th anniversary, we look back at an innovation that also changed the world in 1971: the unveiling of the first commercially produced microprocessor. NPR turned 50 this year. And to ...

Qualcomm Technologies has agreed to acquire Arduino, an open-source hardware and software platform used across engineering, ...

DigiKey, the leading global electronic components and automation products distributor, announces the just-released Arduino® ...

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The integrated chip greatly improved the use for transistors, but it could only do what it was originally programmed to do. It couldn't change programs, and it certainly couldn't remember anything.

In 1958 the integrated circuit was developed by a young engineer at Texas Instruments named Jack St. Clair Kilby. He put together a few transistors and capacitors, linking them with a thin layer of ...

Integrating processors, sensors, and data exchange functionality into everyday objects, the Internet of Things (IoT) pushes computing capabilities far beyond desktops and servers. On December 6, ...

Semiconductor chips are the building blocks of modern computation. From smartphones to the vast datacentres powering the Internet, from electric cars to cruise missiles, from high-end luxury products ...

The single-board computer Arduino Uno Q gets a Qualcomm processor. It enables projects similar to a Raspberry Pi.