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Silicon discovered
Baron Berzelius discovers silicon which today is the basic component of processors. -
Nikola tesla patents logic circuits
Nikola Tesla patented electrical logic circuits called "gates" or "switches" in 1903. -
First transistor invented
John Bardeen, Walter Brattain, and William Shockley invent the first transistor at the Bell Laboratories. -
Integrated circuit developed and demonstrated
The first working integrated circuit was developed by Robert Noyce of Fairchild Semiconductor and Jack Kilby of Texas Instruments. The first IC was demonstrated on September 12, 1958. -
Mass facility introduced by IBM
IBM developed the first automatic mass-production facility for transistors in New York. -
Moore's Law Introduced.
Gordon Moore made an observation about integrated circuits that became known as Moore's Law. -
Intel founded
Intel Corporation was founded by Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore -
AMD founded
AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) was founded on May 1, 1969. -
Intel introduces the first microprocessor
Intel with the help of Ted Hoff introduced the first microprocessor, the Intel 4004 on November 15, 1971. The 4004 had 2,300 transistors, performed 60,000 OPS (operations per second), addressed 640 bytes of memory, and cost $200.00. -
intel introduces the 8008 processor
Intel introduces their 8008 processor -
Intel produces an improved microprocessor
Intel's improved microprocessor chip was introduced on April 1, 1974; the 8080 became a standard in the computer industry. -
Intel introduces it's latest processor
Intel introduced the 8085 processor in March 1976.