{"id":16748,"date":"2020-10-25T11:50:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-25T15:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=16748"},"modified":"2020-11-07T13:57:29","modified_gmt":"2020-11-07T17:57:29","slug":"intel-microprocessor-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/intel-microprocessor-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Intel Microprocessor History: Accidental Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>How did the microprocessor get developed? What happened over the course of Intel microprocessor history?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Intel microprocessor history covers the period beginning in the 1970s. Intel microprocessor evolution happened by accident and wasn&#8217;t initially seen as a disruptive innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more about Intel microprocessor history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Accidentally Disruptive: Intel Microprocessor History<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the 1970s, Intel successfully navigated the rise of disruptive microprocessing technology\u2014though it was not through strategic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/methods-of-decision-making-crucial-conversations\/\">decision-making<\/a> by management.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Microprocessors emerged at a time when standard computers relied on complicated circuitry. Although microprocessors had less capacity than standard circuitry, they were also smaller and simpler\u2014typical assets of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/disruptive-products\/\">disruptive products<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Intel microprocessor evolution started with a project to develop the first microprocessor with a Japanese calculator manufacturer. After the project was over, Intel bought the patent from the Japanese company. Intel had no plan for marketing the technology, so it just sold it to customers upon request.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Intel was a leader in the dynamic random access memory (DRAM) market, and that\u2019s where the company\u2019s executives focused. However, <strong>the personal computer market was emerging, and microprocessors turned out to be perfect for the rising technology.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The company used an automated system to determine how it allocated resources and, unbeknownst to executives, the system saved the company from stumbling in the face of disruptive technology. <strong>Microprocessors were earning high gross margins while DRAM\u2019s margins dipped, so the automated system shifted increasing resources to microprocessors. <\/strong>Ultimately,<strong> <\/strong>Intel became the leading microprocessor maker in the world.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Intel\u2019s forecasts about the market for microprocessors were completely wrong, and the company\u2019s automated system was its saving grace. After IBM decided to use Intel\u2019s microprocessors as a critical component in IBM\u2019s new personal computer model\u2014which was a major victory for Intel\u2014Intel\u2019s forecasts still didn\u2019t list PCs among the 50 top applications for the microprocessors. Given the history of Intel microprocessors, that&#8217;s an interesting conclusion.When were microprocessors made? It started with a project with a Japanese calculator maker. See more in this Intel microprocessor history.Intel\u2019s forecasts about the market for microprocessors were completely wrong, and the company\u2019s automated system was its saving grace. After IBM decided to use Intel\u2019s microprocessors as a critical component in IBM\u2019s new personal computer model\u2014which was a major victory for Intel\u2014Intel\u2019s forecasts still didn\u2019t list PCs among the 50 top applications for the microprocessors. 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