6 Sep
2011
6 Sep
'11
7:02 p.m.
Andrew Burton wrote:
Who did create the original 6502 and 8080? I know the
original Z80 was by
Zilog (hence the Z!).
8080: Intel
6502: MOS Technology (a company entirely unrelated to Mostek)
Mostek never made a 6502 (or related parts), but was a licensed second
source for the Zilog Z80 family, Fairchild F8 family, and Motorola
MC68000 family. Mostek developed the MK3870 series single-chip
microcontrollers based on the F8. Mostek was originally was a fab
partner for Zilog, before Zilog built their own fab (contrary to the
Wikipedia claim that Western Design Center was the first fabless
semiconductor company).
Nevertheless, there are a zillion web sites that claim that MOSTEK made
the 6502.
Zilog never made the 6502 either.