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microprocessor

[mahy-kroh-pros-es-er, -uh-ser, -proh-ses-er, -suh-ser] / ˈmaɪ kroʊˌprɒs ɛs ər, -ə sər, -ˌproʊ sɛs ər, -sə sər /


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The microprocessor, a computer on a chip of silicon, came to the market in 1971, thanks to Texas Instruments and Intel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

Huang, a former microprocessor designer, discussed the idea behind Nvidia inside a Denny’s in San Jose with fellow entrepreneurs Chris Malachowsky and Curtis Priem.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 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


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