Zilog

company 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 embeddedsystems markets.

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Address: 910 East Hamilton Avenue, Suite 110, Campbell,

CA 95008, USA.

(1998-09-14)