Ars Technica

After 48 years, Zilog is killing the classic standalone Z80 microprocessor chip

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, 2024. The 8-bit ...
Hackaday

Zilog’s Forgotten Operating System: Z80-RIO

Perhaps unsurprisingly, neither Z80-RIO nor PLZ were targeting the regular consumer market when they were brought to market in the late 1970s, but were part of Zilog’s focus on industrial markets, as ...
Hackaday

Zilog In A Matchbox

Now you can have a Zilog computer in the form factor of a matchbox. The RamBlade is a tiny PCB that uses a Parallax Propeller IC to implement the CP/M language. The OS is stored on a microSD card, ...
Liliputing

Lilbits: Farewell to the Zilog Z80, hello to the next Chromecast (maybe)

The Zilog Z80 is an 8-bit microprocessor that first hit the market in the 1970s. It was the beating heart of classic computers like the Sinclair ZX Spectrum and the TRS-80, as well as game consoles ...
Design-Reuse

Zilog Partners With ARM for New 32-Bit Microcontroller Solutions

Company Eyes New Growth Opportunities: Extends Roadmap to Offer Broadest Range of 8-, 16-, and 32-Bit MCU-Based Embedded Solutions for Wide Array of Applications SAN JOSE, Calif. -- May 8, 2008-- ...
EDN

Zilog Education Platform User Manual

The Zilog Educational Platform is designed to offer a comprehensive educational advantage to students who are pursuing a degree in the electronics and computer sciences. The Zilog Educational Platform ...
Electronics Weekly

Zilog targets healthcare applications with MCUs

Zilog believes the health monitoring market has considerable potential as an applications area for its 8-bit microcontroller-based products. “We see the health monitoring market as a huge opportunity, ...
Design-Reuse

ZiLOG(R) to Offer Developer Studio II Software via Free Download

SAN JOSE, Calf. -- Aug. 30, 2006-- ZiLOG(R), Inc., a leading provider of integrated microcontrollers (MCUs) and universal remote control solutions, today announced that its ZiLOG Developer Studio II ...
Twice

Universal Electronics Acquires Assets, Personnel From Zilog

Cypress, Calif. — Universal Electronics (UEI) announced today it has purchased universal remote control software and other intellectual property, related assets and personnel from Zilog. Zilog is ...
Ars Technica

After 48 years, Zilog is killing the classic standalone Z80 microprocessor chip

So, I'm curious about the Intel aspect of this. . . The 8-bit Z80 microprocessor was designed in 1974 by Federico Faggin as a binary-compatible, improved version of the Intel 8080 with a higher clock ...
Electronic Design

Motor-Control Dev Kit Centered Around Zilog MCUs

Zilog’s MultiMotor Series Development Kit is an application-specific platform for creating motor-control designs that feature the company’s motor-control microcontroller (MCU) module connected to a ...