<P> Other early multi-chip 16 - bit microprocessors include one that Digital Equipment Corporation ( DEC ) used in the LSI - 11 OEM board set and the packaged PDP 11 / 03 minicomputer -- and the Fairchild Semiconductor MicroFlame 9440 , both introduced in 1975 -- 76 . In 1975 , National introduced the first 16 - bit single - chip microprocessor , the National Semiconductor PACE , which was later followed by an NMOS version , the INS8900 . </P>
<P> Other early multi-chip 16 - bit microprocessors include one that Digital Equipment Corporation ( DEC ) used in the LSI - 11 OEM board set and the packaged PDP 11 / 03 minicomputer -- and the Fairchild Semiconductor MicroFlame 9440 , both introduced in 1975 -- 76 . In 1975 , National introduced the first 16 - bit single - chip microprocessor , the National Semiconductor PACE , which was later followed by an NMOS version , the INS8900 . </P>
in which year were chips used inside the computer for the first time
in which year were chips used inside the computer for the first time
1975
1975