microprocessor
noun
mi·cro·pro·ces·sor
ˌmī-krō-ˈprä-ˌse-sər 
-ˈprō-
: a computer processor contained on an integrated-circuit chip
also
: such a processor with memory and associated circuits
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Following the advent of transistors, microprocessors, integrated circuits, and memory chips of the 1960s, economists and companies expected these new technologies to disrupt workplaces and result in a surge of productivity.
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2026
Intel, the established designer and manufacturer of microprocessors, experienced a significant rise in its stock on January 28, 2026, driven by high trading volume.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Fall of a giant Founded in 1968 by Silicon Valley chip pioneers Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore and legendary investor Arthur Rock, Intel brought the world’s first commercially available microprocessor to market just three years later.
—Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2025
To improve cooling performance tenfold, Corintis is betting on a future where cooling is tightly coupled as an integral part of the chip itself—the microfluidic cooling channels will be etched directly inside the microprocessor package rather than on cold plates on the perimeter.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Nov. 2025
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2026
Intel, the established designer and manufacturer of microprocessors, experienced a significant rise in its stock on January 28, 2026, driven by high trading volume.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Fall of a giant Founded in 1968 by Silicon Valley chip pioneers Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore and legendary investor Arthur Rock, Intel brought the world’s first commercially available microprocessor to market just three years later.
—Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2025
To improve cooling performance tenfold, Corintis is betting on a future where cooling is tightly coupled as an integral part of the chip itself—the microfluidic cooling channels will be etched directly inside the microprocessor package rather than on cold plates on the perimeter.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Nov. 2025
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microprocessor
noun
mi·cro·pro·ces·sor
ˌmī-krō-ˈpräs-ˌes-ər
-ˈprōs-
: a cpu contained on an integrated-circuit chip
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