Creating the 8080: The Processor That Started the PC Revolution If the introduction of the Intel 8008 led to a variety of interesting devices that can be considered the first early PCs, it was its ...

For example, a one gigahertz processor can theoretically perform 1,000,000,000 operations each second. Modern CPUs operate at multiple GHz with some, like Intel's Core i9-14900K, peaking at 6.0GHz.

Researchers have developed a microprocessor built on high-performance plastic rather than silicon—and they say it could enable smarter food labels and supply chain management.

"The capabilities of, for example, having a microprocessor of incredible capacity as a hearing aid, was not obvious in 1971," Faggin said. Intel engineer Federico Faggin.

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.

For the microprocessor example, "we know exactly how transistors behave, and we can simulate them," says Shawn Mikula, a neuroscientist at the Max Planck Institute for Neurobiology in Germany ...

The ARM processor is popping up everywhere. From Raspberry Pis, to phones, to Blue Pill Arduino-like boards, you don’t have to go far to find an ARM processor these days. If you program in C,… ...