The Intel 4004 was among the first microprocessors ... Turning a bunch of masks for silicon fabrication into a schematic is actually harder than it seems! [Tim McNerney] originally came up with ...

But who invented the first commercially available microprocessor? That honor goes to Intel for the 4004. We pick up the tale with Robert Noyce, who had co-invented the IC while at Fairchild ...

Wish your PC booted up faster? Well, if you think your computer has a sluggish startup time, how about waiting the best part ...