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History of the Microprocessor

A Brief History of the Microprocessor

Under all the plastic and glass of the device you are using to read this article sits a central processing unit or CPU.  From the latest iPhone to the satellite orbiting in space, a CPU is an essential component in all modern day electronics. The processing power found in an iPhone X is 700 times faster than Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC) used during the Apollo missions. Let’s take a look at how the CPU has […]