Zilog
Processors
Models
Processors
- Z80 (1976–2024) — Zilog Z80 (1976–2024): the 8-bit microprocessor that powered Pac-Man, the TRS-80, and 48 years of production. Specs, history, and collector notes.
- Z8000 — The Z8000 differed from its contemporaries in philosophy as much as in function. While other manufacturers adapted existing 8-bit designs or downscaled minicomputer…
- Z8001 — The Z8001 was not a general-purpose CPU in the mold of its more famous 8-bit siblings. It was a segmented 16-bit processor built for multitasking environments where memory…
- Z80A — Zilog Z80A — the 4 MHz speed-binned Z80, listed at $4.29 in 1984 and $1.79 by 1986. The middle child that powered terminals and workstations.
- Z80B — The Z80B stood as the 6 MHz iteration of Zilog’s 8-bit processor line, positioned above the 4 MHz Z80A and the base 2.5 MHz Z80.