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'''Zilog, Inc.''' is an American manufacturer of [[8-bit]] and [[16-bit]] [[microcontroller]]s. Its most famous product is the [[Zilog Z80|Z80]] series of [[8-bit]] [[microprocessor]]s that were compatible with the [[Intel 8080]] but significantly cheaper. The Z80 was widely used during the 1980s in many popular [[home computer]]s such as the [[TRS-80]], [[MSX]], [[Amstrad CPC]] and the [[ZX Spectrum]], as well as arcade games such as ''[[Pac-Man]]''. The company also made 16- and 32-bit processors, but these did not see widespread use. From the 1990s, the company focused primarily on the microcontroller market.
The name (pronunciation varies)<ref>{{Cite web|title=How To Pronounce Zilog Z16C01: Zilog Z16C01 pronunciation|url=https://www.pronouncekiwi.com/Zilog%20Z16C01|access-date=2020-07-09|website=www.pronouncekiwi.com}}</ref> is an acronym of ''Z integrated logic'', also thought of as "Z for the last word of Integrated Logic".<ref
==History==
Zilog was started in [[California]] in 1974 by [[Federico Faggin]] and [[Ralph Ungermann]],<ref name=oral>{{cite web|url=http://archive.computerhistory.org/resources/text/Oral_History/Zilog_Z80/102658073.05.01.pdf|title=ZILOG Oral History Panel on the Founding of the Company and the development of the Z80 Microprocessor}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=
[[Image:Zilog Z80.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Zilog's iconic 8-bit processor, the Z80. Pictured is one of the first Z80s ever made.]]
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