History of Microprocessors
History of Microprocessors
History of Microprocessors
MICROPROCESSORS
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CONTENTS
Introduction
4-Bit Microprocessors
8-Bit Microprocessors
16-Bit Microprocessors
32-Bit Microprocessors
64-Bit Microprocessors
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INTRODUCTION
Fairchild Semiconductors (founded in 1957)
invented the first IC in 1959.
In 1968, Robert Noyce, Gordan Moore, Andrew
Grove resigned from Fairchild Semiconductors.
They founded their own company Intel (Integrated
Electronics).
Intel grown from 3 man start-up in 1968
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4-BIT MICROPROCESSORS
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INTEL 4004
Introduced in 1971.
It was the first
microprocessor by Intel.
It was a 4-bit µP.
Its clock speed was
740KHz.
It had 2,300 transistors.
It could execute around
60,000 instructions per
second. 5
INTEL 4040
Introduced in 1974.
It was also 4-bit µP.
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8-BIT MICROPROCESSORS
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INTEL 8008
Introduced in 1972.
It was first 8-bit µP.
Its clock speed was 500
KHz.
Could execute 50,000
instructions per second.
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INTEL 8080
Introduced in 1974.
It was also 8-bit µP.
Its clock speed was 2
MHz.
It had 6,000
transistors.
Was 10 times faster
than
8008.
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Could execute 5,00,000
instructions per
Introduced in 1976.
INTEL 8085 It was also 8-bit µP.
Its clock speed was 3 MHz.
Its data bus is 8-bit and
address bus is 16-bit.
It had 6,500
transistors.
Could execute 7,69,230
instructions per
second.
It could access 64 KB
of
memory.
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It had 246 instructions.
16-BIT MICROPROCESSORS
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Introduced in 1978.
It had 29,000
transistors.
It could access 1 MB of
memory.
It had
It had 22,000
Multiply and Divide 12
instructions.
instructions.
INTEL 8088
Introduced in 1979.
It was also 16-bit µP.
It was created as a cheaper
version of Intel’s 8086.
It was a 16-bit processor
with an 8-bit external bus.
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INTEL 80186 & 80188
Introduced in 1982.
They were 16-bit µPs.
Clock speed was 6 MHz.
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INTEL 80286
Introduced in 1982.
It was 16-bit µP.
Its clock speed was 8 MHz.
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32-BIT MICROPROCESSORS
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Introduced in 1986.
It was first 32-bit µP.
INTEL 80386 Its data bus is 32-bit and
address bus is 32-bit.
It could address 4 GB of
memory.
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Introduced in 1989.
INTEL 80486 It was also 32-bit µP.
It had 1.2 million transistors.
Its clock speed varied from
16 MHz to 100 MHz
depending upon the various
versions.
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Introduced in 1993.
INTEL PENTIUM It was also 32-bit µP.
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INTEL PENTIUM PRO
Introduced in 1995.
It was also 32-bit µP.
INTEL PENTIUM II
Introduced in 1997.
It was also 32-bit µP.
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INTEL PENTIUM II XEON
Introduced in 1998.
It was also 32-bit µP.
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INTEL PENTIUM III
Introduced in 1999.
It was also 32-bit µP.
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INTEL PENTIUM IV
Introduced in 2000.
It was also 32-bit µP.
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Introduced in 2006.
INTEL DUAL CORE It is 32-bit or 64-bit µP.
It has two cores.
Both the cores have there
own internal bus and L1
cache, but share the
external bus and L2 cache
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64-BIT MICROPROCESSORS
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INTEL CORE 2
Introduced in 2006.
It is a 64-bit µP.
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INTEL CORE I7
Introduced in 2008.
It is a 64-bit µP.
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INTEL CORE I5
Introduced in 2009.
It is a 64-bit µP.
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INTEL CORE I3
Introduced in 2010.
It is a 64-bit µP.
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