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The world’s first microchip with how many processors is thought to be the fastest chip designed in a university lab
A
500
B
1, 000
C
2, 000
D
2, 500
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -This microchip with 1, 000 processor cores was designed by graduate students in the UC Davis Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. The chip is thought to be fastest designed in a university lab.

Detailed explanation-2: -The KiloCore chip was fabricated by IBM using their 32 nm CMOS technology.” It is the world’s first 1, 000-processor chip.

Detailed explanation-3: -The first Intel® 4004 microprocessor was produced on two-inch wafers compared to the 12-inch wafers commonly used for today’s products. The Intel 4004 microprocessor is unique in that it is one of the smallest microprocessor designs that ever went into commercial production.

Detailed explanation-4: -Learn about Robert Noyce, inventor of the first practical microchip and co-founder of Intel, with a biography and collection of historical stills.

Detailed explanation-5: -The first microchip in history was created in 1958 by engineer Jack Kilby. Kilby, an electronics engineer at Texas Instruments, had no idea that his first integrated circuit would change history and start the extraordinary journey of modern technology.

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