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Intel celebrates 40 years of chipmaking (photos)

By Andy Smith November 17, 2011, 4:03 AM PST

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Intel celebrates 40 years of chipmaking (photos)

ntThis week Intel is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the release of its first commercially available microprocessor, the Intel 4004. This gallery will look at the history of Intel’s desktop chips in its effort to maintain Moore’s Law

Intel celebrates 40 years of chipmaking (photos)

ntHere’s a die shot of the 4004 chip from 1972

Intel celebrates 40 years of chipmaking (photos)

ntThe 0.8MHz Intel 8008 was realeased in 1972.

Intel celebrates 40 years of chipmaking (photos)

ntHere’s the die shot of the Intel 8008.

Intel celebrates 40 years of chipmaking (photos)

ntThe Intel 8080 jumped to 2MHz in 1980.

Intel celebrates 40 years of chipmaking (photos)

ntA 1974 die shot of the Intel 8080.

Intel celebrates 40 years of chipmaking (photos)

nt1978 saw the introduction of the 8086 which hit 10MHz.

Intel celebrates 40 years of chipmaking (photos)

ntHere’s a die shot of the 8086 in 1978.

Intel celebrates 40 years of chipmaking (photos)

ntHere’s the Intel 8MHz Intel 8088 as it appeared in 1979.

Intel celebrates 40 years of chipmaking (photos)

ntA die shot for the 8088.

Intel celebrates 40 years of chipmaking (photos)

ntA 12 MHz version of the Intel 80286 appeared in 1982.

Intel celebrates 40 years of chipmaking (photos)

ntA die shot of Intel’s 80286 chip in 1982.

Intel celebrates 40 years of chipmaking (photos)

ntIn 1985 Intel introduced the Intel386 DX Processor 33 MHz processor.

Intel celebrates 40 years of chipmaking (photos)

ntHere’s a 1985 die shot of the 1386 DX Processor 33 MHz.

Intel celebrates 40 years of chipmaking (photos)

ntThe Intel486 DX Processor 50 MHz was released in 1989.

Intel celebrates 40 years of chipmaking (photos)

ntA die shot of the Intel486 DX Processor 50 MHz.

Intel celebrates 40 years of chipmaking (photos)

ntIntel revolutionary Pentium Processor 66 MHz was released to the public in 1993.

Intel celebrates 40 years of chipmaking (photos)

ntHere’s the die shot of Intel’s first Pentium chip in 1993.

Intel celebrates 40 years of chipmaking (photos)

ntThe 300 MHz Pentium II took center stage in 1997.

Intel celebrates 40 years of chipmaking (photos)

ntHere’s a die shot of the Pentium II in 1997.

Intel celebrates 40 years of chipmaking (photos)

ntThe Pentium III processor broke the 1GHz barrier in 2000.

Intel celebrates 40 years of chipmaking (photos)

ntHere’s the 2000 die shot for the Pentium III.

Intel celebrates 40 years of chipmaking (photos)

nt2001 saw the introduction of the Mobile Intelu00ae Pentiumu00ae III Processor-M 933 MHz.

Intel celebrates 40 years of chipmaking (photos)

ntHere’s the 2001 die shot of the Mobile Intel Pentium III Processor-M 933 MHz.

Intel celebrates 40 years of chipmaking (photos)

ntIntel hit 2GHz with the 2000 release of the Pentium 4.

Intel celebrates 40 years of chipmaking (photos)

ntA die shot of the Pentium 4 from 2000.

Intel celebrates 40 years of chipmaking (photos)

ntThe Mobile Intel Pentium III Processor-M 933 MHz from 2001.

Intel celebrates 40 years of chipmaking (photos)

ntHere’s a 2001 die shot of the 933 MHz Mobile Pentium III M

Intel celebrates 40 years of chipmaking (photos)

ntIntel Coreu21222 Duo Processor 1.8 GHz was released in 2006.

Intel celebrates 40 years of chipmaking (photos)

ntThe die shot for the Intel Core 2 Duo Processor 1.8 GHz.

Intel celebrates 40 years of chipmaking (photos)

ntIn 2007, we saw the Intel Core 2 Quad Processor 2.4 GHz.

Intel celebrates 40 years of chipmaking (photos)

ntAnd a die shot for Intel Core 2 Quad Processor 2.4 GHz.

Intel celebrates 40 years of chipmaking (photos)

ntIn 2010 Intel released the i5 processor.

Intel celebrates 40 years of chipmaking (photos)

ntIntel also released the i7 processor in 2010.

Intel celebrates 40 years of chipmaking (photos)

ntThe die shot for the 2nd Generation Intel Core i7 processor – 3.4GHz

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