The Z80 was an 8-bit CPU developed by Federico Faggin, who also led the development of the first single-chip microprocessor (the Intel 4004), as well as several later Intel CPUs, the 8008, 4040 ...

The total circuit is incredibly compact for a complete CPU, using just 33 chips. This includes 64 KB of flash to store programs as well as a 555 timer to generate a clock signal.

The Wire Wrap Odyssey’s first Hello World from the CPU module, here hooked up to a logic analyzer in July of 2020. (Credit: Paul Krizak) As part of his computer science curriculum at Texas A&M ...

But what does it take to handcraft a single 8-bit CPU and a computer? Give or take 18 months, about $1,000 and 1,253 pieces of wire. Steve Chamberlin, a Belmont, California, videogame developer by ...

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Applied Micro Circuits Corporation (NASDAQ:AMCC), or AppliedMicro, today demonstrated core functionality of the world’s first 64-bit ARM processor on an ...

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tensilica®, Inc. today unveiled the industry’s smallest licensable 32-bit processor core based on an industry-standard architecture. The new Diamond ...