The big picture: Intel forever changed the trajectory of computing - and really, human history - with the introduction of the first commercially available microprocessor. The Intel 4004 launched 50 ...
The name Intel has long been associated with microprocessors powering PCs, and more recently has been associated with a struggling semiconductor supplier trying to regain its footing in the AI era.
If you hadn't heard of Federico Faggin, a few moments alone with his library would convince you that he was not your standard Silicon Gulch engineer. The leather-bound copy of Newton's Principia might ...