To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Intel 8080 processor, the Intel Museum in Santa Clara, California, features an exhibit that includes functional 8080 devices alongside their modern ...

“The 4004 and 8008 suggested it, but the 8080 made it real,” said Federico Faggin, Intel’s lead designer for the 8080 and its predecessor processors, the 4004 and 8008. Prior to the 8080’s launch in ...

The Intel 8080 didn’t revolutionise microprocessors – it created the microprocessor market. “The 4004 and 8008 suggested it, but the 8080 made it real,” says Federico Faggin, Intel’s lead designer for ...