The Intel 8008 ("eight-thousand-eight" or "eighty-oh-eight") is an early 8-bit microprocessor capable of addressing 16 KB of memory, introduced in April 1972.

The Intel 8008 was the first 8-bit programmable microprocessor and only the second microprocessor from Intel. The 8008 was initially developed as part of a contract project for …

Mar 28, 2024 · Intel's groundbreaking 8008 microprocessor was produced over 50 years ago, the ancestor of the x86 processor family that you may be using right now.

Feb 20, 2024 · The history of Intel’s 8008 processor. Insight into the x86 architecture. Lasting legacy with modern applications.

Intel introduced the 8008, the first 8-bit microprocessor and only the second micoprocessor ever to go into production. With 3,500 transistors in the 8008 compared to 2,300 in the 4004 — and …

Mar 10, 2025 · The first 8-bit microprocessor, Intel 8008 (i8008) was released 5 months after Intel 4004. The 8008 was available in two speed grades - 500 KHz and 800 KHz. Because it took …

Intel decided to sell the 8008 as a general-purpose processor chip, sparking the microprocessor revolution. Intel improved the 8008 with the 8080 and then the 16-bit 8086, leading to the x86 …

The Intel 8008 was introduced in 1972. It was designed by the Computer Terminal Corporation (CTC), implemented and manufactured by Intel. Even though the 8008 was launched on year …

The Intel 8008 was an early byte-oriented microprocessor designed and manufactured by Intel and introduced in April 1972. It was an 8-bit CPU with an external 14-bit address bus that …

The 8008 Computer Terminal Corporation (later known as Datapoint) had visited Intel in late 1969 to contract Intel to design and build a custom bipolar memory chip for their small CPU, which …