microprocessor
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The 1948 invention of the transistor and the 1972 microprocessor led to smaller, more-powerful computers and helped the internet’s rise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
Lynn Conway, who died Sunday at 86, was a leader in the development of personal computers and microprocessor technology, and a symbol for generations of transgender individuals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2025
High-speed, high-capacity memory chips hold and quickly shuttle data to a computer’s microprocessor, which converts it into text, sound and images.
From New York Times ● May 16, 2024
They designed a specific TFT-based microprocessor and let it be produced in two foundries, after which they tested it in their lab, with success.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 24, 2024
These master-regulatory genes work by turning other genes on and off; they can be likened to circuits in a microprocessor.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Vocabulary lists containing microprocessor
Computer Science and Technology - High School
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