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OCR: SECTION CHAPTER TODAY'S MICROPROCESSOR FIGURE 2-14 Which companies produce most of today's popular micro- Today popular server, desktop, processors? Intel the world's largest chipmaker and supplies and mobile microprocessors. sizeable percentage of the microprocessors that power PCs. 1971 Intel introduced the world's first microprocessor -the 4004 Intel's 8088 proces- Processor Application sor powered the original IBM PC Since the debut of the IBM PC in 1985 Intel most has major introduced computer numerous manufacturers microprocessors that have been used by inte! AMD (Advanced Micro processors Devices are is Intel's chief rival to in the PC chip market. Core 2 Extreme portables Desktops AMD' Phenom direct competitors Intel's Core Quad line AMD's Athlon X2 processors compete directly with ...