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Bellmac 32
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<p>The Bellmac 32, also known as the WE 32000, is a <a href="/facts/Microprocessor/Fx9CaQht">microprocessor</a> developed by <a href="/facts/Bell_Labs/fKP5Gk0H">Bell Labs</a>' <a href="/facts/AT%2526T_Computer_Systems/jaGHEnsd">processor division</a> in 1980, implemented using <a href="/facts/CMOS/7g2EwHGA">CMOS</a> technology and was the first microprocessor that could move 32 bits in one clock cycle. The microprocessor contains 150,000 transistors and improved on the speed of <a href="/facts/CMOS/7g2EwHGA">CMOS</a> design by using "domino circuits". It was designed with the <a href="/facts/C_programming_language/e9JD2RRK">C programming language</a> in mind. After its creation, an improved version was produced called the Bellmac 32A, then cancelled along with its successor, the <a href="/facts/AT%2526T_Hobbit/JdaLF6ee">"Hobbit"</a> C-language Reduced Instruction Set Processor (CRISP). </p>