microprocessor
noun
mi·cro·pro·ces·sor
ˌmī-krō-ˈprä-ˌse-sər 
-ˈprō-
: a computer processor contained on an integrated-circuit chip
also
: such a processor with memory and associated circuits
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The company’s revenue increased 17% from $5.8 billion last year—the figures are driven largely by record Data Center revenue, which includes sales of server microprocessors and graphic processing units.
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Lindsey Choo, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
The government has committed $150 billion over the next decade to improve China’s ability to design and manufacture advanced microprocessors.
—Adam Segal, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2018
Access to massive amounts of data, together with more affordable and powerful microprocessors and advancements in algorithms, have contributed to AI’s notable growth and impact.
—Anthony Roth, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
As former coders and tech innovators, their backgrounds may better qualify them to discuss Moore’s law on microprocessors than the intricacies of taxes and regulation, but founders tend to speak their minds.
—Byalexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 25 Sep. 2024
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Lindsey Choo, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
The government has committed $150 billion over the next decade to improve China’s ability to design and manufacture advanced microprocessors.
—Adam Segal, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2018
Access to massive amounts of data, together with more affordable and powerful microprocessors and advancements in algorithms, have contributed to AI’s notable growth and impact.
—Anthony Roth, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
As former coders and tech innovators, their backgrounds may better qualify them to discuss Moore’s law on microprocessors than the intricacies of taxes and regulation, but founders tend to speak their minds.
—Byalexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 25 Sep. 2024
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microprocessor
noun
mi·cro·pro·ces·sor
ˌmī-krō-ˈpräs-ˌes-ər
-ˈprōs-
: a cpu contained on an integrated-circuit chip
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