Microprocessors: How VLSI impacts computer architecture: A solution is suggested to the imminent problem of having more computer intelligence on a chip than anyone can use

In this article Dr. Faggin suggests a specific direction for a future VLSI architecture that his company, Zilog, Inc., will implement. The reader is cautioned that the author is offering his personal views on a controversial area in which many authorities feel there are still no well-defined answers. — Ed.