Masatoshi Shima
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Masatoshi Shima is a Japanese engineer and microprocessor pioneer best known for co-designing the Intel 4004, the world's first commercial microprocessor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Masatoshi Shima canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1499600 — 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: Masatoshi Shima Context triple: [Intel 4004, coDesigner, Masatoshi Shima]
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A.
Tatsuhiko Kawashima
Tatsuhiko Kawashima is a Japanese academic and former professor best known as the father of Princess Kiko of the Japanese Imperial Family.
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B.
Toshi Yoshida
Toshi Yoshida is a Japanese woodblock print artist known for his modern interpretations of traditional ukiyo-e techniques and his association with the Yoshida family of artists.
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C.
Minoru Ōta
Minoru Ōta was an Imperial Japanese Navy rear admiral who led the defense of the Oroku Peninsula during the Battle of Okinawa in World War II and became known for his final message praising the Okinawan people.
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D.
Hirofumi Yoshimura
Hirofumi Yoshimura is a Japanese politician who serves as the governor of Osaka Prefecture and is a prominent figure in regional reform politics.
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E.
Yoshikazu Yanagisawa
Yoshikazu Yanagisawa was a Japanese architect best known for designing Osaka’s iconic Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan.
- 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: Masatoshi Shima Target entity description: Masatoshi Shima is a Japanese engineer and microprocessor pioneer best known for co-designing the Intel 4004, the world's first commercial microprocessor.
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A.
Tatsuhiko Kawashima
Tatsuhiko Kawashima is a Japanese academic and former professor best known as the father of Princess Kiko of the Japanese Imperial Family.
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B.
Toshi Yoshida
Toshi Yoshida is a Japanese woodblock print artist known for his modern interpretations of traditional ukiyo-e techniques and his association with the Yoshida family of artists.
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C.
Minoru Ōta
Minoru Ōta was an Imperial Japanese Navy rear admiral who led the defense of the Oroku Peninsula during the Battle of Okinawa in World War II and became known for his final message praising the Okinawan people.
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D.
Hirofumi Yoshimura
Hirofumi Yoshimura is a Japanese politician who serves as the governor of Osaka Prefecture and is a prominent figure in regional reform politics.
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E.
Yoshikazu Yanagisawa
Yoshikazu Yanagisawa was a Japanese architect best known for designing Osaka’s iconic Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese person
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electronics engineer ⓘ engineer ⓘ microprocessor designer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| coDesignedWith |
Federico Faggin
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Stanley Mazor ⓘ Ted Hoff ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| designed |
Intel 4004
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Intel 8008 ⓘ Intel 8080 ⓘ Zilog Z80 ⓘ Zilog Z8000 ⓘ
linked to:
Zilog Z8000 microprocessor
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| employer |
Intel
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linked to:
Intel Corporation
Nippon Calculating Machine Corporation ⓘ Zilog ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
computer engineering
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integrated circuits ⓘ microprocessors ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| industry |
computer hardware
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semiconductors ⓘ |
| influenced |
microcomputer industry
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microprocessor design ⓘ |
| knownFor |
co-designing the Intel 4004 microprocessor
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designing early microprocessor architectures ⓘ pioneering work in microprocessors ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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Japanese ⓘ |
| name | Masatoshi Shima ⓘ |
| nationality | Japanese ⓘ |
| nativeNameLanguage | ja ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | helped create the first commercial microprocessor ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Intel 4004
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Intel 8008 ⓘ Intel 8080 ⓘ Zilog Z80 ⓘ Zilog Z8000 ⓘ
linked to:
Zilog Z8000 microprocessor
|
| occupation |
electronics engineer
ⓘ
engineer ⓘ microprocessor designer ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Japan
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United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Masatoshi Shima Description of subject: Masatoshi Shima is a Japanese engineer and microprocessor pioneer best known for co-designing the Intel 4004, the world's first commercial microprocessor.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.