The Intel 8008 was an early byte-oriented microprocessor designed and manufactured by Intel and introduced in April 1972. It was an 8-bit CPU with an external 14-bit address bus that could address 16KB of memory. Originally known as the 1201, the chip was commissioned by Computer Terminal Corporation (CTC) to implement an instruction set of their design for their Datapoint 2200 programmable terminal. As the chip was delayed and did not meet CTC's performance goals, the 2200 ended up using CTC's own TTL based CPU instead. An agreement permitted Intel to market the chip to other customers after Seiko expressed an interest in using it for a calculator.
Intel 8008
Intel C8008-1
| Type | Central processing unit / CPU |
| Family | Intel 8008 |
| CPU part number | C8008-1 |
| Introduction | April 1972 |
| Manufacturing Date | 2nd week of 1977 |
| Package | 18-pin CDIP |
| Dimensions | n/a |
| Manufacturing process | 10000 nm |
| Transistors | 3500 |
| Frequency | 800 KHz |
| Data width | 8 Bit |
| Floating Point Unit (FPU) | None |
| Power consumption | ? |
| Vcore | 5 Volt |
Intel D8008-1
| Type | Central processing unit / CPU |
| Family | Intel 8008 |
| CPU part number | D8008-1 |
| Introduction | April 1972 |
| Manufacturing Date | 12th week of 1979 |
| Package | 18-pin CDIP |
| Dimensions | n/a |
| Manufacturing process | 10000 nm |
| Transistors | 3500 |
| Frequency | 800 KHz |
| Data width | 8 Bit |
| Floating Point Unit (FPU) | None |
| Power consumption | ? |
| Vcore | 5 Volt |
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