As NPR marks its 50th anniversary, we look back at an innovation that also changed the world in 1971: the unveiling of the first commercially produced microprocessor.

Intel introduced its 8080A 8-bit central processing unit (CPU) microprocessor in April 1974. Generally considered as the first truly usable microprocessor, the chip ran at 2 megahertz and powered the ...

The company grappled with missteps for years while developing a microprocessor code-named Sapphire Rapids. It comes out on Tuesday. Sapphire Rapids is the code name for a new Intel microprocessor ...

Citi maintained its Neutral ratings on Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) and Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) following Microprocessor, or MPU, market share data for the second quarter of 2025. Analyst ...

A microprocessor is a device capable of automatically carrying out a sequence of operations on data expressed in discrete (digital) or continuous (analog) form. The purpose of a computer or a ...

40 years after Intel patented the first microprocessor, BBC News talks to one of the key employees who made that world changing innovation happen. Ted Hoff saved his own life, sort of.

The Turkish industry and technology minister introduced the country's first indigenously produced microprocessor, named Cakil, in the International Defense Industry Fair (IDEF). The microprocessor ...

Citi maintained its Neutral ratings on Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Intel (INTC) following microprocessor market share data for Q2 2025.