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What is the microprocessor
What is The microprocessor was invented by Intel engineers Federico Faggin, Ted Hoff, and Stan Mazor.* After the invention of integrated circuits revolutionized computer design, the only place to go was down -- in size that is!* The microprocessor chip took the integrated circuit down one step further by placing all the parts that made a computer think (central processing unit, memory, input and output controls) on one small chip. * The Chip was only the size of a pencil earser.