Intel 4003 shift register
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The Intel 4003 shift register is a 10-bit serial-in/serial-out and serial-in/parallel-out support chip designed to work with Intel’s early 4-bit microprocessors, providing expanded I/O and control capabilities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Intel 4003 shift register canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1499606 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Intel 4003 shift register Context triple: [Intel 4004, partOfChipset, Intel 4003 shift register]
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Intel 4004
The Intel 4004 is the first commercially available microprocessor, a 4-bit CPU introduced in 1971 that launched the microprocessor revolution.
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B.
RCA 1802 microprocessor
The RCA 1802 microprocessor is an early CMOS-based 8-bit CPU notable for its low power consumption, radiation hardness, and use in spacecraft and embedded systems in the 1970s and 1980s.
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C.
Intel 8080
The Intel 8080 is an 8-bit microprocessor introduced in 1974 that became one of the earliest widely used CPUs in personal computers and helped establish the x86 architecture’s lineage.
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D.
COSMAC ELF computer
The COSMAC ELF computer is a simple, low-cost, build-it-yourself microcomputer from the late 1970s that became popular among hobbyists for learning and experimenting with early personal computing.
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E.
Zilog Z80
The Zilog Z80 is an 8-bit microprocessor introduced in the mid-1970s that became widely used in home computers, embedded systems, and calculators due to its enhanced instruction set and compatibility with the Intel 8080.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Intel 4003 shift register Target entity description: The Intel 4003 shift register is a 10-bit serial-in/serial-out and serial-in/parallel-out support chip designed to work with Intel’s early 4-bit microprocessors, providing expanded I/O and control capabilities.
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A.
Intel 4004
The Intel 4004 is the first commercially available microprocessor, a 4-bit CPU introduced in 1971 that launched the microprocessor revolution.
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B.
RCA 1802 microprocessor
The RCA 1802 microprocessor is an early CMOS-based 8-bit CPU notable for its low power consumption, radiation hardness, and use in spacecraft and embedded systems in the 1970s and 1980s.
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C.
Intel 8080
The Intel 8080 is an 8-bit microprocessor introduced in 1974 that became one of the earliest widely used CPUs in personal computers and helped establish the x86 architecture’s lineage.
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D.
COSMAC ELF computer
The COSMAC ELF computer is a simple, low-cost, build-it-yourself microcomputer from the late 1970s that became popular among hobbyists for learning and experimenting with early personal computing.
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E.
Zilog Z80
The Zilog Z80 is an 8-bit microprocessor introduced in the mid-1970s that became widely used in home computers, embedded systems, and calculators due to its enhanced instruction set and compatibility with the Intel 8080.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
shift register
ⓘ
support chip ⓘ |
| architectureRole | I/O and control expansion for 4-bit CPUs ⓘ |
| bitWidth | 10-bit ⓘ |
| category |
serial-in/parallel-out shift register
ⓘ
serial-in/serial-out shift register ⓘ |
| controlSignals |
clock input
ⓘ
reset or clear input ⓘ |
| dataDirection | unidirectional shift ⓘ |
| dataInputType | serial-in ⓘ |
| dataOutputType |
parallel-out
ⓘ
serial-out ⓘ |
| dataPathLength | 10 stages ⓘ |
| designedFor | Intel 4-bit microprocessors ⓘ |
| era | early microprocessor era ⓘ |
| family |
Intel 4004
ⓘ
surface form:
Intel MCS-4 family
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| intendedUse |
driving indicator displays
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peripheral I/O control ⓘ simple control lines ⓘ |
| interfaceType | compatible with Intel 4004 control signals ⓘ |
| introducedWith |
Intel 4004
ⓘ
surface form:
Intel 4004 microprocessor set
|
| logicFamily | PMOS ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Intel Corporation
ⓘ
surface form:
Intel
|
| market | embedded control systems ⓘ |
| outputConfiguration | parallel outputs from internal stages ⓘ |
| outputType | parallel latched outputs ⓘ |
| packageType | DIP ⓘ |
| pinCount | 16-pin ⓘ |
| purpose |
I/O expansion
ⓘ
control expansion ⓘ |
| serialFunction |
serial-in/parallel-out
ⓘ
serial-in/serial-out ⓘ |
| supplyVoltage | negative supply compatible with Intel 4004 family ⓘ |
| supports |
expansion by daisy-chaining multiple devices
ⓘ
serial data cascading ⓘ |
| technologyNode | early 1970s MOS technology ⓘ |
| usedWith |
Intel 4004
ⓘ
Intel 4040 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Subject: Intel 4003 shift register Description of subject: The Intel 4003 shift register is a 10-bit serial-in/serial-out and serial-in/parallel-out support chip designed to work with Intel’s early 4-bit microprocessors, providing expanded I/O and control capabilities.
Referenced by (3)
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