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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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He joined Intel in the 1980s and contributed to the company’s golden era, helping build Intel’s chip factories and mass-produce Intel’s 486 microprocessor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025

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

Your phone may have more than 15 billion tiny transistors packed into its microprocessor chips.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 22, 2023

According to India’s government, the microprocessor chips that power all things digital will soon be fully made in India.

From New York Times ● Sep. 13, 2023

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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