< processor > A family of microcontroller s from Zilog with on-chip RAM and ROM . The Z8 is not related to the Zilog Z80 , it uses a totally different architecture and instruction set .
Competitors include the Motorola 6805 /68HC05 family or the Intel 8051 -family (or i51-family or MCS51-family - there is no standard family name).
(1995-04-22)