The Intel 4004 is renowned as the world’s first commercial microprocessor. Project leader and designer of the 4004, Federico Faggin, retraces the steps leading to its invention.
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Faggin, F. How we made the microprocessor. Nat Electron 1, 88 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41928-017-0014-8
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