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Masatoshi Shima (嶋 正利, Shima Masatoshi, born August 22, 1943, Shizuoka) is a Japanese electronics engineer. He was one of the architects of the world's first microprocessor , the Intel 4004 . In 1968, Shima worked for Busicom in Japan, and did the logic design for a specialized CPU to be translated into three-chip custom chips.
Apr 2, 2024 · Masatoshi Shima - CHM. 2009 Fellow. For his work as part of the team the developed that Intel 4004, the world's first commercial microprocessor. "I believe that the biggest invention with the microprocessor was the replacement of hardwired logic by software . . . Nobody knew how to do it. After the 4004, it was easy." — Masatoshi Shima.
Masatoshi Shima is a semiconductor engineer who co-developed the world's first microprocessor, the 4004, with four other engineers in 1971. He is the president of Shima Co.,Ltd. and a professor at Tsukuba University. He received the 1997 Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology for his contributions to the development of the microprocessor and its applications.
May 17, 1994 · About Masatoshi Shima. Masatoshi Shima is an electronics engineer whose work on the 4004 at Busicom and on the 8000 and 8008 at Intel and Zilog made important contributions to the development of the microprocessor.
Masatoshi Shima is a Japanese electronics engineer. He was one of the architects of the world's first microprocessor, the Intel 4004. In 1968, Shima worked for Busicom in Japan, and did the logic design for a specialized CPU to be translated into three-chip custom chips.
Jul 2, 2018 · The first of the four engineers is Masatoshi Shima, who worked for Japanese office calculator company Busicom, which wanted to create a new computerized calculator. In April 1969, Busicom and Intel signed a provisional agreement for Intel to develop a custom set of chips for the calculator.
Sep 20, 2018 · Created in January 1971 by a team of logic architects and silicon engineers—Federico Faggin, Marcian (Ted) Hoff, Stanley Mazor, and Masatoshi Shima—for Japanese calculator manufacturer Busicom, the centerpiece of the four-chip set was the 4004, initially described as a 4-bit microprogrammable CPU.
