Fact · Speech recognition
200transistors per word
IBM says earlier speech recognition machines required as many as 200 transistors per word.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Earlier speech-recognition machines, by contrast, required as many as 200 transistors per word.”
Speech recognition (IBM Heritage: Shoebox), IBM, IBM, 2026, Advanced circuitry section.
Open the original- What it measures
- The comparison is IBM's own, made to show why Shoebox's circuit design mattered.
- What it does not show
- A company comparison without a named list of the earlier machines.