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Text

Title

Intel 4004 micrprocessor : oral history panel with Ted M. Hoff and Stan Mazor

Contributor

Hoff, M. (Ted), Interviewee

Laws, David, Interviewer

Mazor, Stanley, Interviewee

Rosenshteyn, Yan, Cameraperson

Publisher

Computer History Museum

Date

2006-09-20

Place of Publication

Mountain View, California

Extent

11 p.

Description

Ted Hoff and Stan Mazor describe their work on the design and development of Intel's first microprocessor family the MCS-4 in the 1969 through 1972 period. As manager of Applications Research, Ted suggested redesigning a set of one dozen custom logic circuits for Japanese calculator manufacturer Busicom into a more flexible general purpose solution using fewer expensive packages. He hired Stan Mazor from Fairchild to help configure the architecture around a 4-bit CPU (the 4004). They describe the process of developing the logic design in association with the customer engineer, Masatoshi Shima, and working with Federico Faggin who translated their concept into four MOS silicon gate integrated circuits that today is recognized as the first commercial microprocessor chip set. This panel was convened to supplement information on the Intel 4004 development included in the "Oral History of Federico Faggin" recorded at the museum in 2004 and a forthcoming contribution by Masatoshi Shima.

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Subject

semiconductor history; Hoff, M. (Ted); Mazor, Stan; Intel 4004 (Microprocessor); Busicom; Calculator; Computer-on-a-chip; CPU; Faggin, Federico; Fairchild Semiconductor; Intel Corporation; Microprocessors; MOS TECHNOLOGY; Rice, Rex; Shima, Masatoshi; Vasdasz, Les

Collection Title

Oral Histories Online

Accession Number

102657974