Intel 8008
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Key facts
- Launched
- April 1972
- Marketed by
- Intel
- Designed by
- Computer Terminal Corporation (CTC)
- Common manufacturer
- Intel
- Max cpu clock rate
- 500 kHz to 800 kHz
- Data width
- 8 bits
- Address width
- 14 bits
- Transistors
- 3,500
- Package
- 18-pin dual in-line package
- Socket
- DIP18
- Application
- Computer terminals , calculators , bottling machines, 1970s ASEA industrial robots (IRB 6), simple computers , etc.
- Technology node
- 10 μm
- Successor
- Intel 8080
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Encyclopedic overview
The Intel 8008 ("eight-thousand-eight" or "eighty-oh-eight") is an early 8-bit microprocessor capable of addressing 16 KB of memory, introduced in April 1972. The 8008 architecture was designed by Computer Terminal Corporation (CTC) and was implemented and manufactured by Intel. While the 8008 was originally designed for use in CTC's Datapoint 2200 programmable terminal, an agreement between CTC and Intel permitted Intel to market the chip to other customers after Seiko expressed an interest in using it for a calculator.
History
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