| Type | Central processing unit (CPU) |
| Inventor | |
| Key features | Simultaneous processing • Efficient performance • Advanced architecture |
| Intended market | Supercomputers and mainframes |
| Fields of impact | Artificial Intelligence • Cryptography • Personal Computing Software |
| Notable developers | |
| Development pioneered | 1960s |
| Increased performance in | |
| First made commercially available for personal computers | 1980s |
