Busicom
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Busicom Co., Ltd. (ビジコン株式会社, Bijikon Kabushiki-gaisha) was a Japanese company that manufactured and sold computer-related products headquartered in Taito, Tokyo. It owned the rights to Intel's first microprocessor, the Intel 4004, which they created in partnership with Intel in 1970.
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Native name | ビジコン株式会社 |
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Romanized name | Bijikon Kabushiki-gaisha |
| Type | Public (K.K) |
| Industry | Electronics |
| Founded | 8 August 1944; 79 years ago (1944-08-08) |
| Defunct | 2016 (2016) |
| Fate | bought by Broughtons of Bristol |
| Headquarters | Taitō, Tokyo, Japan |
Key people | Yoshio Kojima (President) |
| Products | Calculators and ATMs |
| Website | www |
Busicom asked Intel to design a set of integrated circuits for a new line of programmable electronic calculators in 1969.[1]: 261 [2] In doing this, they spurred the invention of Intel's first microprocessor to be commercialized,[1]: 262–263 the Intel 4004. Busicom owned the exclusive rights to the design and its components in 1970 but shared them with Intel in 1971.[3]
Two other companies have done business as "Busicom" over the years: the Nippon Calculating Machine Corp, Ltd and subsequently Broughtons & Co. (Bristol) Ltd of the UK.