Posted By
Bionic
on 2011-10-16
08:50:55
|  Re: Eng. Faggin (inventor of uP) conference
I have been interested in the history of the microprocessor for quite some time. One thing I learned is that F. Faggin has serious issues with his self image and goes through great lengths trying to manipulate the public image of his contributions to the i4004. I guess there are still some unrespolved issues with his former colleagues.
Some examples:
- He and his wife seem to be responsible for a large chunk of the wikipedia article on him and the i4004. (Check out the history)
- He maintains the website www.intel4004.com, which is heavily biased towards his contributions
It is clear that he contributed a lot to the i4004 - my understanding is that he did the layout/circuit design and was partially responsible for the technology. However, the system design and architecture were not done by him, and one could argue that this is what constitutes a CPU.
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