MCS-4
E660932
MCS-4 was Intel’s first commercial microprocessor chipset, a pioneering 4-bit microcomputer system that included the Intel 4004 CPU and its supporting chips.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
microcomputer system
ⓘ
microprocessor chipset ⓘ |
| addressBusWidth | 12-bit program addressing (via 4004) ⓘ |
| architecture | Harvard architecture (separate program and data memory) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bitWidth | 4-bit ⓘ |
| category |
4-bit microprocessor family
ⓘ
early microprocessor system ⓘ |
| clockFrequency | ~740 kHz (typical for 4004) ⓘ |
| commercialStatus | first commercial microprocessor chipset by Intel ⓘ |
| controlSignals | 4-phase clocking scheme ⓘ |
| dataBusWidth | 4-bit data bus ⓘ |
| designGoal | replace custom logic with programmable processor ⓘ |
| developer | Intel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentation | Intel MCS-4 Micro Computer Set User’s Manual NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCentralProcessingUnit | Intel 4004 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProgramROM | Intel 4001 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRAM | Intel 4002 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasShiftRegister | Intel 4003 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the earliest single-chip CPU-based systems ⓘ |
| includes |
Intel 4001
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Intel 4002 NERFINISHED ⓘ Intel 4003 NERFINISHED ⓘ Intel 4004 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instructionCycleTime | ~10.8 µs at 740 kHz (via 4004) ⓘ |
| instructionSetType | CISC ⓘ |
| instructionSetWidth | 8-bit instructions ⓘ |
| intendedUse | embedded control applications ⓘ |
| introductionYear | 1971 ⓘ |
| logicFamily | PMOS ⓘ |
| marketedAs | Intel MCS-4 Micro Computer System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketedBy | Intel Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketRegion | worldwide ⓘ |
| maxDataMemory | 640 bytes RAM (via 4002 chips) ⓘ |
| maxProgramMemory | 4 KB ROM (via 4001 chips) ⓘ |
| maxRAMChipsSupported | 16 Intel 4002 RAMs ⓘ |
| maxROMChipsSupported | 16 Intel 4001 ROMs ⓘ |
| notableApplication | Busicom calculator systems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| packaging | 16-pin and 18-pin DIP packages (family dependent) ⓘ |
| powerSupply | +15 V ⓘ |
| predecessor | none (first Intel microprocessor family) ⓘ |
| successor |
Intel 8008-based systems
ⓘ
Intel MCS-8 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| technologyNode | 10 µm process (approximate) ⓘ |
| usedIn |
calculators
ⓘ
simple controllers ⓘ terminals ⓘ |
| wordLength | 4 bits ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Intel 4001