But who invented the first commercially available microprocessor? That honor goes to Intel for the 4004 ... buy a 4004 for $60 in quantities of 1 to 24. Overall, around a million were produced.

One young scientist at Intel, Ted Hoff, thought he could make something ... That first chip was called the 4004. It was 1/8" by 1/16" with 2300 transistors etched into the silicon.

Intel is receiving mostly positive feedback for its handling of the Sandy Bridge chipset recall, and a big reason for that may be the chip maker's past missteps in dealing with high-profile design ...

as well as the first microprocessor unit (MPU) ever demonstrated, beating the Intel 4004 by a year. In 1971, one of the designers of the F-14’s Central Air Data Computer (CADC) – [Ray Holt ...