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Zilog, Inc., formerly known as Zilog (which stands for "Z (last word in) unified logic"), is an American manufacturer of 8-bit and 16-bit microcontrollers, and is best known for the Intel 8080-compatible Z80 series.
Zilog was founded in California in 1974 by Federico Faggin, who left Intel after working on the 4004 and 8080 microprocessors. The company became a subsidiary of Exxon in 1980, but management and employees bought it back in 1989 led by Dr Edgar Sack.
Z80(i) is an enhanced implementation of the Intel 8080 architecture, which is faster, more capable, and significantly cheaper; along with the 6502 it is one of the most popular 8-bit processors for general purpose microcomputers and other applications. It was used in the Nintendo Game Boy, Sinclair ZX80, ZX81, ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC home computers as well as the MSX architecture and the Microbee and Tandy TRS-80 series—among many others. More than just sparking improvements in the budding fields of home computing and gaming, the Z-80 also sparked a revolution in electronic music, as the first truly polyphonic programmable synthesizers (as well as their peripherals) relied heavily on the implementation of these CPUs. (source : wikipedia.com)
Zilog was founded in California in 1974 by Federico Faggin, who left Intel after working on the 4004 and 8080 microprocessors. The company became a subsidiary of Exxon in 1980, but management and employees bought it back in 1989 led by Dr Edgar Sack.
Z80(i) is an enhanced implementation of the Intel 8080 architecture, which is faster, more capable, and significantly cheaper; along with the 6502 it is one of the most popular 8-bit processors for general purpose microcomputers and other applications. It was used in the Nintendo Game Boy, Sinclair ZX80, ZX81, ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC home computers as well as the MSX architecture and the Microbee and Tandy TRS-80 series—among many others. More than just sparking improvements in the budding fields of home computing and gaming, the Z-80 also sparked a revolution in electronic music, as the first truly polyphonic programmable synthesizers (as well as their peripherals) relied heavily on the implementation of these CPUs. (source : wikipedia.com)
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