THE MCS-4 - An LSI micro computer system [reprint]

Intel 8080 CPU Chip Development

“…Although he had no IC layout experience, he quickly learned how to compare the circuit schematic against the layout, and was an asset to Faggin during this development of this first microprocessor chip. 8,9 Consequently, Faggin recruited Shima from Japan to join Intel to do the detailed circuit and layout of the 8080 chip. In early 1974, Shima completed the 8080; it ran 10 times faster than the 8008 and was a clear market winner.…”

A Model of Design for Computing Systems: A Categorical Approach

“…Driven by the market and benefiting from economies of scale, the sheer quantity of computerswhether in familiar forms or embedded within other products -has surpassed the global human population by two to three times, with a growth rate outpacing that of the human population, as indicated by the Cisco internet report [1]. One of the co-inventors of the first microcomputer system [2], eloquently expressed this sentiment as follows: 'In 1960ten years before Intel developed the first single-chip CPU (microcomputer central processing unit) -the revolution that would ensue was inconceivable: the cost of computing dropped by a factor of a million, modes of personal communication changed forever, and intelligent machines took over processes in manufacturing, transportation, medicinevirtually every aspect of our lives. "-Stanley Mazor's memoir, co-inventor of the first microcomputer system, published in the IEEE Solid-State Circuit Magazine, 2009 [3] The rapid proliferation of computers and the growing demand for computing resources did not only elude the pioneers but have also presented challenges to our capacity to engineer the necessary machinery for their production.…”