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Z80
,The Z80 comes in a 40 pin DIP package. It has been manufactured in A, B, and C models, differing only in maximum clock speed. It also has been manufactured as a stand-alone microcontroller with various configurations of on-chip RAM and EPROM.
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== Part numbers used in the Amstrad CPC during its lifetime ==
Zilog ended the production of the Z80 in April 2024. The chip is still available in ample quantities through NOS chip suppliers.
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=== Modern incarnations ===
[[Zilog]] itself offers the [[eZ80|eZ80]] processor, a new, 50MHz design. Kits now have reached a less-than-prohibitive price range and may be available without a business.
== Block Diagram ==
[[File:Z80 Block Diagram.gif]]
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== Registers==
== Manuals ==
*[[Media:Um0080.pdf|Official Zilog Z80 CPU user manual (2016)]]*[[Media:Z80 CPU Technical Manual 1977.pdf]]*[[Media:Mostek Z80 Programming Manual.pdf]]* [[Media:Z80 CPC Timings cheat sheet.20230709.pdf]]* [[Z80 - undocumented opcodes]]
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