- The 8008 is a complete computer system central processor unit which may be interfaced with memories having capacities up to 16K bytes. The processor communicates over an 8-bit data and address bus and uses two leads for internal control and four leads for external control. The CPU contains an 8-bit parallel arithmetic unit, a dynamic RAM (seven 8-bit data registers and an 8x14 stack), and complete instruction decoding and control logic.
- Die photos and analysis of the revolutionary 8008 microprocessor, 45 years old (righto.com)
Intel’s groundbreaking 8008 microprocessor was first produced 45 years ago. This chip, Intel’s first 8-bit microprocessor, is the ancestor of the x86 processor family that you may be using right now. I couldn’t find good die photos of the 8008, so I opened one up and took some detailed photographs. These new die photos are in this article, along with a discussion of the 8008’s internal design.
