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== History == | == History == | ||
− | + | el covered earlier chips such as the {{intel|8080}} and {{intel|8085}}. The [[x86]] series was intended to stay exclusively with Intel. The situation changed when [[IBM]] selected the x86 series to go in the {{ibm|PC}}. IBM required all their manufacturers to have a [[second source]]. Consequently, in [[1981]] Intel renewed their 76 agreement. A year later they also signed the [[1982 Intel-AMD technology exchange agreement|technology exchange agreement]] which allowed AMD to enter the [[x86]] market and later resulted in the legal battles that spanned much of the late 80s and early 90s. | |
AMD started bulk production of Intel's 8086 in 1982. AMD's 8086 are Intel's own design and are thus identical except for the manufacturing process used. | AMD started bulk production of Intel's 8086 in 1982. AMD's 8086 are Intel's own design and are thus identical except for the manufacturing process used. |
Facts about "Am8086 - AMD"
designer | Intel + |
first announced | 1982 + |
first launched | 1982 + |
full page name | amd/am8086 + |
instance of | microprocessor family + |
instruction set architecture | x86-16 + |
main designer | Intel + |
manufacturer | AMD + |
microarchitecture | 8086 + |
name | AMD Am8086 + |
package | DIP-40 +, CDIP-40 +, PLCC-40 + and CLCC-40 + |
process | 3,000 nm (3 μm, 0.003 mm) + |
technology | nMOS + |
word size | 16 bit (2 octets, 4 nibbles) + |