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The '''intel 8080''' is an [[eight-bit microprocessor]] designed and manufactured by [[intel]] in the mid 1970s.<ref name=thocp1974-75>
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 [[motorola 6800]] the intel 8080 used registers that were only eight bits wide.
Like rival microprocessors like the [[Motorola 6800]], the Intel 8080 used registers that were only eight bits wide.


[[Zilog]] later produced a pin compatible replacement, the [[z80]], with some extended features.
[[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 [[intel 4004]] and [[intel 8008]] microprocessors.<ref name=IntelMuseum8080/>
The 8080 was the lineal descendant of the [[Intel 4004]] and [[Intel 8008]] microprocessors.<ref name=IntelMuseum8080/>


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/>   
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.


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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 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.

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