The microprocessor (or ‘processor’, or ‘CPU’) is often called the brain of the computer, and for good reason. It’s the backbone of any PC, smartphone, laptop, or tablet, performing ...

On this day in tech history, Intel introduced the 8088 microprocessor, featuring 16-bit registers and an 8-bit external data, which IBM used in its original PC.

The microprocessor turns 50 Intel sold the first microprocessor in 1971. Here’s a look at the materials science advances that made possible that chip and those that followed ...

If the introduction of the Intel 8008 led to a variety of interesting devices that can be considered the first early PCs, it was its successor?the Intel 8080 microprocessor?that really became the ...

Researchers have developed a microprocessor built on high-performance plastic rather than silicon—and they say it could enable smarter food labels and supply chain management.

7 Microprocessors That Powered the PC Revolution These tiny chips allowed computers to come home for the first time ...