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The ''' | The '''Intel 8080''' is an [[eight-bit microprocessor]] designed and manufactured by [[Intel]] in the mid 1970s.<ref name=thocp1974-75> | ||
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Like rival microprocessors like the [[ | Like rival microprocessors like the [[Motorola 6800]], the Intel 8080 used registers that were only eight bits wide. | ||
[[Zilog]] later produced a | [[Zilog]] later produced a object compatible replacement, the [[Zilog Z80|Z80]], with some extended features. | ||
The [[Altair (microcomputer)|Altair]], [[Imsai]] and [[Tandy Radio Shack]] [[TRS80]] microcomputer was built around the intel 8080.<ref name=IntelMuseum8080> | The [[Altair (microcomputer)|Altair]], [[Imsai]] and [[Tandy Radio Shack]] [[TRS80]] microcomputer was built around the intel 8080.<ref name=IntelMuseum8080> | ||
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[[intel 80386|386]], | [[intel 80386|386]], | ||
[[intel 80486|486]] and all of intel's [[Pentium]] processors.<ref name=UniversityOfBolton/> | [[intel 80486|486]] and all of intel's [[Pentium]] processors.<ref name=UniversityOfBolton/> | ||
The 8080 was the lineal descendant of the [[ | The 8080 was the lineal descendant of the [[Intel 4004]] and [[Intel 8008]] microprocessors.<ref name=IntelMuseum8080/> | ||
Later chips, like the [[ | Later chips, like the [[Intel 8052]], incorporated the intel 8080 architecture, memory, and what had previously been various support chips on a single chip, allowing a "computer on a chip".<ref name=thocp1974-75/> | ||
The 8052 was embedded in non-computer devices, like microwave ovens, and electronic fuel ignitions. | The 8052 was embedded in non-computer devices, like microwave ovens, and electronic fuel ignitions. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 15:07, 14 April 2008
The Intel 8080 is an eight-bit microprocessor designed and manufactured by Intel in the mid 1970s.[1]
| specification | value |
|---|---|
| number of transistors | 6,000 transistor on die |
| clock speed | 2 megahertz |
| instruction set | 75 instructions |
| Registers | seven eight bit registers.[2] |
| introduction date | January 4, 1974 |
| initial cost | $360 each |
Like rival microprocessors like the Motorola 6800, the Intel 8080 used registers that were only eight bits wide.
Zilog later produced a object compatible replacement, the Z80, with some extended features.
The Altair, Imsai and Tandy Radio Shack TRS80 microcomputer was built around the intel 8080.[3]
The 8080 is the lineal ancestor of intel's later designs, the 8088, 8086, 186, 286, 386, 486 and all of intel's Pentium processors.[2] The 8080 was the lineal descendant of the Intel 4004 and Intel 8008 microprocessors.[3]
Later chips, like the Intel 8052, incorporated the intel 8080 architecture, memory, and what had previously been various support chips on a single chip, allowing a "computer on a chip".[1] The 8052 was embedded in non-computer devices, like microwave ovens, and electronic fuel ignitions.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Industrial Era: 1974 - 1975, History of Computing. Retrieved on 2008-04-15.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 A Brief Summary of the first 20 years of Microprocessor Evolution (1971 -1993), University of Bolton. Retrieved on 2008-03-01.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Microprocessor hall of fame, Intel Museum. Retrieved on 2008-04-15.