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Zilog
(Zilog, Inc., San Jose, CA, www.zilog.com) A semiconductor manufacturer that was founded in 1974. It was a subsidiary of Exxon from 1980 to 1989 and became a public company in 1991. Zilog's Z80 chip was the CPU in CP/M machines, which helped to create the personal computer industry. Today, Zilog makes a variety of microprocessors and microcontrollers, and the Z80 family is still a major part of it.
(company)Zilog - The microprocessor manufacturer who produced the Zilog Z80 in July 1976 (as used by Sinclair in the ZX-80, ZX-81 and ZX Spectrum computers) and later the Zilog Z8000.

Zilog was founded in 1974 and became a wholly owned subsidiary of Exxon Corp. by 1980. The company's management and employees purchased Zilog back from Exxon in 1989. Zilog became a publicly-held company in February, 1991. In March of 1998, Zilog was privatised, as a result of the merger and recapitalisation transaction by Texas Pacific Group (TPG).

Zilog now produce a range of 8-bit microcontrollers, 8-, 16- and 32-bit microprocessors, and digital signal processors, covering the home entertainment, communications, and embedded systems markets.

http://zilog.com/.

Address: 910 East Hamilton Avenue, Suite 110, Campbell, CA 95008, USA.


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com ZiLOG Inc (Nasdaq: ZILG), a designer, manufacturer and marketer of devices for embedded control and communication applications, announced on Tuesday (29 August) that the company's ZiLOG Developer Studio II (ZDS II) software is now available for download free of charge from the company's website.
The addition to the Crimzon family reinforces our position as the leading supplier of total solutions for the infrared remote control market," commented ZiLOG chairman and CEO James Thorburn.
Zilog Inc is to cut yet more staff as the result of a decision to close its chip assembly operations in the Philippines and outsource the work.
 
 
 
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