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Launched | 1975 |
Marketed by | Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) |
Designed by | Intel |
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Max. CPU clock rate | 2 MHz to 4 MHz |
Data width | 8 bits |
Address width | 16 bits |
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Technology node | 6 µm |
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Successor(s) | Am8086 |
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The Am9080 was a CPU manufactured by AMD. Originally produced without license as a clone of the Intel 8080, the processor was reverse-engineered by Ashawna Hailey, Kim Hailey and Jay Kumar by photographing an early Intel chip and developing a schematic and logic diagrams from the images.[1] In initial production, the chips cost about 50 cents to make, yielding 100 chips per wafer, and were sold into the military market for $700 each. This CPU operated at a speed of 2 MHz. Later, an agreement was made with Intel to become a licensed second source for the 8080, enabling both manufacturers' chips to break into markets that would not accept a single-sourced part.
References
- ↑ "Interview with Shawn and Kim Hailey". Stanford University Libraries. December 29, 1997. Archived from the original on November 11, 2013. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
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