It's hard to overemphasize how far computers have come and how they have transformed just about every aspect of our lives. From rudimentary devices like toasters to cutting-edge devices like ...

PragmatIC Semiconductor’s recent announcement about developing a flexible version of the 6502 processor takes tech history buffs on the road to nostalgia. The 8-bit processor and its variants became ...

Recap: Intel introduced its first x86 processor architecture in 1978 with the 8086 microprocessor. A few years later, the company made history again with the 80286 – a CPU so successful that it ...

To celebrate the 40th birthday of the Intel 4004 -- the first single-chip CPU -- we're going to take a look at the history of Intel's microprocessors. We'll start with the 4004 but quickly move onto ...

Going as far back as I can recall, CPUs came in packages with pins on the bottom and laid flat on the motherboard. Then for a while, they had contacts along the edge and stood perpendicular to the ...

Everyone has heard that mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cell. Well, the central processing unit (CPU) is the powerhouse of the computer. It's the brain, and without a CPU in your computer, ...