Upgradation is not something new to the field of computers.

The computer has come a long way from being just a calculating machine to a device that has become a necessity everywhere. There is no industry or business that can't benefit from the usage of computers. Whether it's a managed server used for dedicated server hosting, personal desktop computers, or just your student friendly notebook computers. The number of ways we can benefit from computers are numerous. The main component of a computer has seen great changes in the past. First generation computers made use of magnetic core memory whereas second generation saw the advent of transistors. It was in the third generation which began in the !"#s that gave rise to microprocessors. Ted $off, Federico Faggin and %tanley &a'or of Intel are credited with the invention of the microprocessor. (ne of the early third)generation microprocessor Intel *+,- is an *)bit microcontroller whose ./U runs at -&$' and has -*bytes of 01&. This was considered to be revolutionary at that time as the si'e of a computer got dramatically reduced. In short, computers started to become compact and this lead to the birth of personal computer systems, popularly 2nown as /.s. I3&, Intel and 1&4 are the pioneers in the field of microprocessor manufacturing. 1ll these latest computer processor gained immense popularity after the !*#s as there was great development in the field of computers and technology. Intel ,##, was the first ever single)chip ,)bit microprocessor and it was released on 5ovember 6, !+ . The first *)bit processor was *##* and it released on 1pril , !+-. /rocessors such as Intel *#*#, *#*6, *#*", *#**, *# *", *# ** and *#-*" followed in the forthcoming decade. The *#s saw the rise of 7-)bit processors namely, the Intel *#7*", *#7+", *#,*". 5e8t came the landmar2 /entium series of Intel. /entium I, II, .eleron, III and I9 processors proved to be effective too and found a lot of customers worldwide. In fact, personal computer systems became affordable after the /entium III processor came into e8istence. ",)bit generators were created by Intel under the .ore %eries. Core 2 Duo Processor, Intel Dual Core Processors etc are now used by many people all over the world. 1&4 :1dvanced &icro 4evices; entered the scene of microprocessor devices in the !+6 with the 1& -!## series. 1& -!# to -! , were manufactured in the same year followed by -!### microprocessors from !*+)!6. 1&4 came up with high end microprocessors in the year -##7 with the production of the <* series which included the Opteron Processor, 1thlon ",, Turion Processors, 1thlon ", =and Turion ", =- families. The /henom family was released in -##* and was followed with upgraded versions such as /henom =7 and /henom II series. 1&4 has planned to come up with the Fusion microprocessor which combines general processor e8ecution with 74 geometry processing and all other functions of >/Us together. This is being produced by 1&4 with the collaboration of 1TI.

These two companies are the mar2et leaders in the field of microprocessors. With noteboo2 computers gaining popularity, /.s have started to lose their previous lustre and demand. In fact, laptop computer sales have had a very steady growth in the past few years. &oreover, micro)technology has given way to nano)technology and 0?4 institutions as well as computer hardware manufacturers have started to concentrate more on this area. &icroprocessors have for sure changed the entire field of personal computer systems and helped man2ind in many ways.