On June 1, 1979, Intel introduced the 4.77 MHz 8088 microprocessor, featuring 16-bit registers and, unlike its predecessor, the 16-bit 8086, had an 8-bit external data bus. With that, as well as ...

Intel Corp. is putting the "micro" backin microprocessor with the introduction of smaller and more energy-efficient chips that use transistors so small, more than30 million of them could fit on the ...