Intel 8080

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The Intel 8080 is an [[eight-bit microprocessor designed and manufactured by [[Intel in the mid 1970s.[1]

intel 8080 specifications
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 [[Zilog Z80|Z80, with some extended features.

The [[Altair (microcomputer)|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 [[intel 8088|8088, [[intel 8086|8086, [[intel 80186|186, [[intel 80286|286, [[intel 80386|386, [[intel 80486|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 integrated circuits intended for [[embedded computer applications, 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.

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  1. 1.0 1.1 {{cite news | url=http://www.thocp.net/timeline/1974.htm | title=The Industrial Era: 1974 - 1975 | page= | pages= | publisher=[[History of Computing | author= | date= | accessdate=2008-04-15 | quote= }}
  2. 2.0 2.1 {{cite news | url=http://www.ami.ac.uk/courses/ami4655_micros/u01/micro01evol.asp | title=A Brief Summary of the first 20 years of Microprocessor Evolution (1971 -1993) | publisher=[[University of Bolton | accessdate=2008-03-01 | quote= }}
  3. 3.0 3.1 {{cite news | url=http://www.intel.com/museum/online/hist_micro/hof/index.htm | title=Microprocessor hall of fame | page= | pages= | publisher=[[Intel Museum | author= | date= | accessdate=2008-04-15 | quote= }}