NEC µPD751 - The 4th Microprocessor, Japan's 1st - 751, D751C, uPD751C

About this Artwork This artwork is a mixed media display celebrating the NEC 751. We are fast approaching the 50th anniversary of the first microprocessors. The NEC µPD751, also known as the µCOM-4, was introduced early in 1973. The first microprocessors had different inceptions than destinies. The Intel 4004 was created for use in a calculator. This 4-bit microprocessor had a handheld point of sale heritage. Although these microprocessors were created for specific purposes, their designers endowed them with general-purpose computing capabilities. The µPD751 was used primarily as a controller in automation applications. The µPD751 had 2,500 transistors and ran at 1MHz. The µPD751 also used N-MOS channel technology, the first microprocessor to do so. In early 1971, Sharp Electronics contacted NEC about the possibility of developing and manufacturing a small-scale computer to be used for mobile applications. A handheld point of sale unit for Nippon Coca-Cola was the driving application f