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The 40 pages that link to Microprocessor, each with the reason it gives.

• Integrated circuitBroader topic: Microprocessors place a computer's general-purpose processing engine on a chip.

• Personal computerNarrower topic: Microprocessors made compact, affordable computers practical for individual owners.

• Central processing unitNarrower topic: Modern CPUs are commonly implemented as microprocessors.

• Embedded systemNarrower topic: It is the computing core in embedded designs that use a separate processor chip.

• TransistorRelated: Billions of transistors can cooperate to perform its logic and control operations.

• Silicon ValleyRelated: Local semiconductor companies helped develop the chips that made compact computing practical.

• Moore's lawRelated: Rising transistor counts enabled increasingly capable processors.

• MicrocontrollerCompared with: Unlike a microcontroller, it usually leaves memory and interfaces off-chip.

• IntelNarrower topic: Intel’s core products are microprocessors that execute programs and coordinate computer operations.

• Semiconductor fabricationBroader topic: Its dense logic structures drive demanding requirements for transistor scaling and interconnects.

• Digital logicNarrower topic: Microprocessors are large systems built from interconnected digital logic.

• Robert NoyceBroader topic: The integrated-circuit industry Noyce helped enable made increasingly complex processors feasible.

• CMOSRelated: Modern microprocessors rely on dense CMOS logic for computation and control.

• History of computingBroader topic: The microprocessor made a computer's core processing unit compact and widely deployable.

• Magnavox OdysseyRelated: Later consoles used microprocessors to provide graphics and game logic the Odyssey lacked.

• Von Neumann architectureRelated: Microprocessors made this general-purpose architecture practical in compact, widely deployed computers.

• Complementary metal–oxide–semiconductorRelated: Modern microprocessors implement dense logic using CMOS transistors.

• Digital circuitBroader topic: A microprocessor is a programmable digital circuit built from logic and state elements.

• Gordon MooreBroader topic: Increasing transistor density enabled increasingly capable microprocessors.

• Digital electronicsBroader topic: Microprocessors use digital circuits to carry out general-purpose computation.

• Intel 4004Narrower topic: The 4004 became an early commercial example of this device class.

• Computer engineeringBroader topic: It is a central hardware component whose design draws on architecture and circuit engineering.

• Home computerRelated: Falling microprocessor costs made compact computers affordable for households.

• Silicon waferBroader topic: Microprocessors are among the complex devices fabricated across silicon wafers.

• Zilog Z80Narrower topic: The Z80 belongs to the early generation of single-chip microprocessors.

• Arithmetic logic unitRelated: Microprocessors place ALU circuitry alongside registers and control logic.

• Digital RevolutionBroader topic: Microprocessors brought programmable computation into products beyond room-sized computers.

• Space InvadersRelated: Space Invaders used a microprocessor, enabling more complex behavior than earlier discrete-circuit games.

• Very-large-scale integrationBroader topic: VLSI made it practical to place increasingly capable processors on single chips.

• History of video gamesRelated: Affordable processors made increasingly complex game hardware practical.

• MicroelectronicsBroader topic: Microprocessors use dense transistor circuits to perform general-purpose computation.

• Andrew GroveNarrower topic: Grove’s career coincided with the microprocessor’s rise as the core of personal computing.

• Golden age of arcade video gamesRelated: Affordable microprocessors enabled more varied game logic in arcade cabinets.

• 8-bit computingNarrower topic: 8-bit describes a class of microprocessor architecture, not a separate kind of computer.

• Lynn ConwayRelated: Conway’s early work at IBM included advanced computer architecture and microprocessor design.

• MicrocomputerCompared with: A microprocessor is a component; a microcomputer is a complete system built around one.

• CoprocessorCompared with: A microprocessor typically serves as the main CPU, while a coprocessor supplements it.

• History of computing hardwareBroader topic: The microprocessor brought a computer’s central processing unit onto a single chip.

• History of electronics engineeringBroader topic: Its emergence placed a computer’s core processing functions on a compact chip.

• History of the transistorBroader topic: The microprocessor concentrated millions or billions of transistor operations into a programmable device.