MICROCHIP COIN 50th anniversary of Microprocessor invention – 2021 $5.00 Pure Silver Antiqued Coin – NIUE – Mintage of 300
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INTEL 4004: THE FIRST MICROPROCESSOR CELEBRATES 50 YEARS
With a small ad in the magazine Electronic News on 15 November 1971, Intel launched its first commercially available CPU (central processing unit) – the Intel 4004.
CPUs, or microprocessors, are the chips at the heart of your computer, phone, TV and dozens of other household and industrial devices. Originally built to power the Japenese-built Busicom 141-PF calculator, Intel persuaded Busicom, who actually owned the design, to allow them to let them sell the chip commercially. It was a huge success, leading eventually to the 8088 chip which powered the IBM PC and its clones. The Intel 4004 had 2,300 transistors, could make 1,200 calculations per second and was made from one single piece of silicon, a breakthrough that had eluded others trying to make CPUs. Since the days of the Intel 4004, CPU design has made massive leaps forward.
The continued increase in chip capability, along with ongoing reductions in size and power requirements, mean that microprocessors can now be put in almost any device you can think of.
But the changes we’ve witnessed over the last 50 years are just the beginning, as we find more and more uses for these tiny little slivers of clever silicon.
SPECIFICATIONS
Mintage: 300 pcs
Material: 99.9% pure silver
Finish: Antiqued
Weight: 2 oz
Diameter: 50 mm
Case/Certificate: Yes/Yes