The Z80 was the brainchild of Federico Faggin, a key figure behind the creation of the Intel 8080. After leaving Intel in 1974, he co-founded Zilog with Ralph Ungermann. The Z80 debuted in July 1976, …

Apr 22, 2024 · Last week, chip manufacturer Zilog announced that after 48 years on the market, its line of standalone DIP (dual inline package) Z80 CPUs is coming to an end, ceasing sales on June 14, …

Apr 30, 2024 · Because the aging Z80 architecture can’t compete with 8-bit RISC and low-cost 32-bit embedded processors, Zilog has decided to discontinue the line. The versions of the Z80 to be …

Apr 19, 2024 · Why it matters: Zilog is retiring the Z80 after 48 years on the market. Originally developed as a project stemming from the Intel 8080, it eventually rose to become one of the most popular and...

Apr 25, 2024 · The iconic 8-bit Z80 microprocessor, crafted in 1974 by Federico Faggin, was an enhanced binary-compatible version of the Intel 8080. It boasted a higher clock speed, an integrated …

The Z80 instruction set provides the user with a large number of operations to control the Z80 CPU. The main alternate and index registers can hold arithmetic and logical opera-tions, form memory …

Apr 28, 2024 · It’s with a tinge of sadness that we and many others reported on the recent move by Zilog to end-of-life the original Z80 8-bit microprocessor.

Aug 12, 2024 · Introduced in 1976, the Z80 became one of the most widely used and influential microprocessors of its time. This tutorial and biography delve into the history, architecture, instruction …

Z80 programming guide based upon the original Zilog manuals and restructuring of the data. Contains both an HTML version of the enclosed table and a GIF image of the z80 machine code quick reference.

Sep 7, 2025 · The Z80 is an eight-bit microprocessor introduced in 1976 by Zilog, Inc. Since its release, it has been used in many desktop, embedded, and military computer systems. The first Z80 chips …