Zilog Z80
8-bit microprocessor
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Summary
Zilog Z80 is an instruction set architecture[1]. It draws 4,694 Wikipedia views per month (instruction set architecture category, ranking #5 of 47).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: CPU model[3]
- Based on: Intel 8080[4]
- Follows: Intel 8080[5]
- Followed by: Zilog Z180[6], Zilog Z8000[7], Zilog Z800[8], Zilog Z280[9], Zilog Z380[10], Zilog eZ80[11]
- Manufacturer: Zilog[12], Mostek[13], Synertek[14], STMicroelectronics[15], NEC[16], Sharp Corporation[17], Toshiba[18], Rohm[19], GoldStar[20], Hitachi[21], National Semiconductor[22]
- Subclass of: central processing unit[23]
- Commons category: Zilog Z80[24]
- Archives at: Computer History Museum[25]
- Has part(s): processor register[26], index register[27], stack register[28], program counter[29]
- Inception: March 1976[30]
- Start time: July 1, 1976[31]
- Topic's main category: Category:Z80[32]
- Discontinuation date: 2024[33]
- Endianness: little endian[34]
- Derivative work: U880[35], Sharp LH0080[36], MMN80CPU[37], T34VM1 and T34VG1[38]
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Influence
Things named for Zilog Z80 include Sinclair ZX80[39], a computer model[40], founded in 1980[41].
Why It Matters
Zilog Z80 has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]
Entities named for it include Sinclair ZX80[39], a computer model[40], founded in 1980[41].