An asteroid is named after an Intel chip
American chipmaker Intel's 8080 microprocessor has an asteroid named after it. In 1987, the CERGA Observatory named a Caussols main belt asteroid "8080 Intel" in honour of the 1974 invention, which was the first 8-bit processor, that soon became the industry standard. The leading chip manufacturer in the world, Intel was founded in California on 18th July, 1968.