Intel 8051 Microprocessor oral history panel

Type

Text

Title

Intel 8051 Microprocessor oral history panel

Contributor

Adams, George, Interviewee

Blume, Henry Jr., Interviewee

Ekiss, John, Interviewer; Interviewee

Hume, Shep, Interviewee

Laws, David, Interviewer; Editor

Towle, Ronald, Interviewee

Wharton, John, Interviewee

Wickersheim, Bob, Interviewee

Wong, Bill, Interviewee

Publisher

Computer History Museum

Date

2008-09-16

Place of Publication

Mountain View, California

Extent

34 p.

Description

This oral history panel includes members of the engineering team that developed the Intel 8051 8-bit microcontroller (MCU) that became one of the most widely used MCUs over the next decade in applications such as automobiles, appliances, and computer peripherals. Today it remains a popular architecture for use in embedded applications.

Subject

Intel; 8048; 8748; 8051; 8751; microcontroller; Microprocessor; embedded; x86; in-circuit emulator; ICE; EPROM; MCU; CMOS; Zilog, Inc.; Motorola; Adams, George; Blume, Henry Jr.; Hume, Shep; Towle, Ronald; Wharton, John; Wickersheim, Bob; Wong, Bill; Ekiss, John; semiconductor history

Collection Title

Oral Histories Online

Accession Number

102658339

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