Processor design: Difference between revisions

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[To a large extent, the [[design]] of a '''CPU''', or [[central processing unit]], is the design of its [[control unit]]. The modern (ie, 1965 to 1985) way to design control logic is to write a [[microprogram]].

CPU design was originally an [[ad-hoc]] process. Just getting a CPU to work was a substantial governmental and technical event.

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