This description is about the invention of the microprocessor, a revolutionary device that revolutionized the way computers and other electronic devices operate. The microprocessor was invented in 1971 by Intel Corporation, and it has since become the cornerstone of modern computing. The microprocessor is a single integrated circuit that contains
A microprocessor is a computer processor for which the data processing logic and control is included on a single integrated circuit (IC), or a small number of ICs. The microprocessor contains the arithmetic, logic, and control circuitry required to perform the functions of a computer's central processing unit (CPU). The microprocessor is capable of interpreting and executing machine code and performing arithmetic operations. The microprocessor is a multipurpose, clock-driven, register-based, digital integrated circuit that accepts binary data as input, processes it according to instructions stored in its memory, and provides results as output. Microprocessors contain both combinational logic and sequential digital logic, and operate on numbers and symbols represented in the binary number system.