Federico Faggin conceived and designed it using high voltage N channel MOS .
The 8008 was the precursor to the successful Intel 8080 ( 1974 ) , which offered improved performance over the 8008 and required fewer support chips .
Federico Faggin conceived and designed Intel using high voltage N channel MOS .
The 8008 was the precursor to the successful Intel 8080 ( 1974 ) , which offered improved performance over the 8008 and required fewer support chips .