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 ...

What are Microprocessors and Microcontrollers? Microprocessors and microcontrollers are essential components of an embedded system. These are single-chip processors that accelerate the computing ...

Today marks the fiftieth anniversary of the introduction of the Intel 4004, arguably the first microprocessor, the concept that forms the foundation of virtually all of the electronic products we use ...

The big picture: Intel forever changed the trajectory of computing - and really, human history - with the introduction of the first commercially available microprocessor. The Intel 4004 launched 50 ...

When Busicom contracted with Intel in April 1969 to create a series of custom chips for five upcoming calculators, neither company realized it was creating the template for what ultimately came to be ...

A microprocessor is a complex, programmable integrated circuit (IC) on a single chip that can execute instructions. This generally includes CPUs found in computers but also refers to the ...

Journal Editorial Report: The week's best and worst from Kim Strassel, Bill McGurn and Mene Ukueberuwa. Images: Acton Institute/AP/AFP via Getty Images Composite: Mark Kelly The world changed on Nov.