Re:Italian CPU – The Genesys B52 MMX
by simonebrunozzi on Monday June 06, 2022 @10:00AM
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I had the privilege to meet Federico Faggin (I'm also Italian, but that's not the main reason why) - ops, I only met him online, not in person! Post-covid, it's strange to think that you've "met" and instead it was just a zoom call. Anyway.
He's 80 years old, and he has more energy and smartness than someone else half his age. Wonderful individual. He is essentially one of the fathers of the microprocessor. A legend. Few know him, many more should.
Lately he's been focusing on consciousness and quantum. This is a good starting point [0].
Edit: I checked and my memory served me well: if you look at any picture of the first CPU, the Intel 4004, you can see "F.F." in the bottom left or top right, depending on how you look [1]. Those initials are, of course, Federico's.
He's 80 years old, and he has more energy and smartness than someone else half his age. Wonderful individual. He is essentially one of the fathers of the microprocessor. A legend. Few know him, many more should.
Lately he's been focusing on consciousness and quantum. This is a good starting point [0].
[0]: http://www.fagginfoundation.org/articles/the-nature-of-consc...
Edit: I checked and my memory served me well: if you look at any picture of the first CPU, the Intel 4004, you can see "F.F." in the bottom left or top right, depending on how you look [1]. Those initials are, of course, Federico's.
[1]: https://en.wikichip.org/wiki/File:4004_die_shot.png