Intel 80186
E165097
The Intel 80186 is a 16-bit microprocessor introduced in the early 1980s that integrated additional peripherals and control functions onto the CPU die, making it popular for embedded systems rather than mainstream personal computers.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Intel 80186 canonical | 6 |
| iAPX 186 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1422946 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Intel 80186 Context triple: [Intel 8086, successor, Intel 80186]
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A.
Intel 8086
The Intel 8086 is a 16-bit microprocessor introduced in 1978 that formed the basis of the x86 architecture used in most modern personal computers.
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B.
Intel 8088
The Intel 8088 is an 8-bit external, 16-bit internal microprocessor from Intel’s x86 family, best known as the CPU used in the original IBM PC that helped establish the PC-compatible standard.
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C.
Intel 8080
The Intel 8080 is an 8-bit microprocessor introduced in 1974 that became one of the earliest widely used CPUs in personal computers and helped establish the x86 architecture’s lineage.
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D.
Intel 80486
The Intel 80486 is a fourth-generation x86 microprocessor that integrated an FPU and cache on-chip, significantly improving performance over earlier 386 CPUs and becoming a popular processor for early 1990s personal computers.
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E.
Motorola 68000 family
The Motorola 68000 family is a line of 16/32-bit CISC microprocessors widely used in early personal computers, workstations, and game consoles during the 1980s and early 1990s.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Intel 80186 Target entity description: The Intel 80186 is a 16-bit microprocessor introduced in the early 1980s that integrated additional peripherals and control functions onto the CPU die, making it popular for embedded systems rather than mainstream personal computers.
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A.
Intel 8086
The Intel 8086 is a 16-bit microprocessor introduced in 1978 that formed the basis of the x86 architecture used in most modern personal computers.
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B.
Intel 8088
The Intel 8088 is an 8-bit external, 16-bit internal microprocessor from Intel’s x86 family, best known as the CPU used in the original IBM PC that helped establish the PC-compatible standard.
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C.
Intel 8080
The Intel 8080 is an 8-bit microprocessor introduced in 1974 that became one of the earliest widely used CPUs in personal computers and helped establish the x86 architecture’s lineage.
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D.
Intel 80486
The Intel 80486 is a fourth-generation x86 microprocessor that integrated an FPU and cache on-chip, significantly improving performance over earlier 386 CPUs and becoming a popular processor for early 1990s personal computers.
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E.
Motorola 68000 family
The Motorola 68000 family is a line of 16/32-bit CISC microprocessors widely used in early personal computers, workstations, and game consoles during the 1980s and early 1990s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
16-bit microprocessor
ⓘ
microprocessor ⓘ microprocessor ⓘ |
| addressBusWidth | 20-bit ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
iAPX 186
ⓘ
linked to:
Intel 80186
|
| architecture | x86 ⓘ |
| binaryCompatibleWith |
Intel 8086 (core instruction set)
ⓘ
linked to:
Intel 8086
|
| clockSpeedRange |
10 MHz
ⓘ
6 MHz ⓘ 8 MHz ⓘ |
| compatibleWith | Intel 8086 software (with some differences) ⓘ |
| dataBusWidth |
16-bit
ⓘ
8-bit ⓘ |
| designedFor |
cost-reduced system designs
ⓘ
high integration ⓘ |
| developer |
Intel
ⓘ
linked to:
Intel Corporation
|
| doesNotSupportMode | protected mode ⓘ |
| family |
Intel 8086 family
ⓘ
linked to:
Intel 8086
|
| hasVariant | Intel 80188 ⓘ |
| instructionSet | x86 ⓘ |
| integrates |
CPU core
ⓘ
DMA controllers ⓘ chip-select logic ⓘ interrupt controller ⓘ timers ⓘ wait-state generator ⓘ |
| introducedInYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| lessCommonUse | personal computers ⓘ |
| marketPosition | primarily for embedded and dedicated applications ⓘ |
| notableFeature | integration of system support logic on-chip ⓘ |
| notWidelyUsedIn | IBM PC compatible desktop computers ⓘ |
| onChipPeripherals |
chip-select unit
ⓘ
programmable interrupt controller ⓘ three timers ⓘ two DMA channels ⓘ |
| package |
40-pin DIP
ⓘ
surface-mount packages ⓘ |
| powerConsumption | lower than discrete 8086-based designs (for equivalent functionality) ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Intel 8086
ⓘ
Intel 8088 ⓘ |
| primaryUse | embedded systems ⓘ |
| processTechnology | HMOS ⓘ |
| successor | Intel 80286 ⓘ |
| supportsMode | real mode ⓘ |
| usedIn |
embedded controllers
ⓘ
industrial control systems ⓘ telecommunications equipment ⓘ |
| wordSize | 16-bit ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Intel 80186 Description of subject: The Intel 80186 is a 16-bit microprocessor introduced in the early 1980s that integrated additional peripherals and control functions onto the CPU die, making it popular for embedded systems rather than mainstream personal computers.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.