F14 CADC

The F14 CADC, from F-14A Central Air Data Computer, designed by Steve Geller and Ray Holt of Garrett AiResearch Corp. and completed in June 1970, was the world's first multiple-chip microprocessor*. The MOS-LSI chipset was developed for the US Navy's F-14 Tomcat fighter jet.

(* The Intel 4004, released on 15 November 1971, was the first single-chip microprocessor. However, the 4004 was a simple 4-bit CPU, without pipelining and other 'luxurious' facilities, and hence was much less capable than the CADC. )

External links

• The F14 CADC Microprocessor: a 20-bit, pipelined, parallel multi-microprocessor – By Ray. M. Holt