Zilog Z80

E167939
8-bit microprocessor microprocessor

The Zilog Z80 is an 8-bit microprocessor introduced in the mid-1970s that became widely used in home computers, embedded systems, and calculators due to its enhanced instruction set and compatibility with the Intel 8080.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Zilog Z80 canonical 21
Zilog Z80A 3
IMSAI 8080 1

Statements (57)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 8-bit microprocessor ⓘ
microprocessor ⓘ
addressBusWidth 16-bit ⓘ
architectureWidth 8-bit ⓘ
backwardCompatibleWith Intel 8080 ⓘ
compatibleWith Intel 8080 ⓘ
designedBy Federico Faggin ⓘ
Masatoshi Shima NERFINISHED ⓘ
fabricationTechnology NMOS ⓘ
hasAlternateRegisterSet AF′ ⓘ
BC′ ⓘ
DE′ ⓘ
HL′ ⓘ
hasCMOSVariant Z84C00 ⓘ
hasDataBus 8-bit parallel ⓘ
hasEnhancedInstructionSetComparedTo Intel 8080 ⓘ
hasInstructionPrefix CB ⓘ
DD ⓘ
ED ⓘ
FD ⓘ
hasMaximumClockFrequencyInOriginalVersions 4 MHz ⓘ
hasRegister AF ⓘ
BC ⓘ
DE ⓘ
HL ⓘ
IX ⓘ
IY ⓘ
PC ⓘ
SP ⓘ
hasTypicalClockFrequencyRange 1 MHz to 4 MHz ⓘ
influenced Hitachi HD64180 ⓘ
Zilog Z80 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Zilog Z180
introducedInDecade 1970s ⓘ
introducedInYear 1976 ⓘ
manufacturer Zilog ⓘ
notableFor enhanced instruction set over Intel 8080 ⓘ
long production lifespan ⓘ
wide adoption in 1980s home computers ⓘ
powerSupplyVoltage 5 V ⓘ
supports bit manipulation instructions ⓘ
block I/O instructions ⓘ
block move instructions ⓘ
dynamic RAM refresh ⓘ
supportsInterruptMode IM 0 ⓘ
IM 1 ⓘ
IM 2 ⓘ
usedAs CPU ⓘ
usedIn Amstrad CPC ⓘ
ColecoVision ⓘ
Game Boy ⓘ
MSX computers ⓘ
Sega Master System ⓘ
ZX Spectrum ⓘ
surface form: Sinclair ZX Spectrum

Tandy TRS-80 ⓘ
calculators ⓘ
embedded systems ⓘ
home computers ⓘ

Referenced by (29)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

TI-OS → targetHardwareArchitecture → Zilog Z80 ⓘ
Sega Mega Drive → secondaryCpu → Zilog Z80 ⓘ
Neo Geo AES → coprocessor → Zilog Z80 ⓘ
CP/M → designedFor → Zilog Z80 ⓘ
CP/M → usedOn → Zilog Z80 ⓘ
this entity surface form: IMSAI 8080
Amstrad CPC → cpu → Zilog Z80 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Zilog Z80A
ZX Spectrum → cpu → Zilog Z80 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Zilog Z80A
TI-86 → hasCPU → Zilog Z80 ⓘ
Zilog Z80 → influenced → Zilog Z80 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Zilog Z180
Federico Faggin → designed → Zilog Z80 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Zilog Z80 microprocessor
Digital Research → targetArchitecture → Zilog Z80 ⓘ
CCP → runsOn → Zilog Z80 ⓘ
Digital Research, Inc. → servedPlatform → Zilog Z80 ⓘ
Sharp X1 → cpu → Zilog Z80 ⓘ
VDP (Video Display Processor) → connectedTo → Zilog Z80 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Zilog Z80 co-processor
Sega Master System (via Power Base Converter) → guestConsoleCPU → Zilog Z80 ⓘ
Sega Master System → cpu → Zilog Z80 ⓘ
Neo Geo CD → coprocessor → Zilog Z80 ⓘ
Advanced Entertainment System → cpu → Zilog Z80 ⓘ
AES → coprocessor → Zilog Z80 ⓘ
S-100 bus computers → commonCPU → Zilog Z80 ⓘ
Kaypro computers → typicalCPU → Zilog Z80 ⓘ
Osborne 1 → cpu → Zilog Z80 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Zilog Z80A
Control Program for Microcomputers → targetPlatform → Zilog Z80 ⓘ
Amstrad PCW → cpuFamily → Zilog Z80 ⓘ
Sega Genesis Model 2 → secondaryProcessor → Zilog Z80 ⓘ
GNU As → supportsTarget → Zilog Z80 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Z80
Masatoshi Shima → notableWork → Zilog Z80 ⓘ
Masatoshi Shima → designed → Zilog Z80 ⓘ