Rest in peace Z80, long live the open source Z80!

Zero to ASIC Course - A podcast by Matt Venn

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00:00 intro 00:56 z80 04:54 Submitted to TT07 06:52 NMOS 08:22 dynamic memory 10:28 z80 was everything in one chip 12:00 hand layout 14:10 most widely used CPU in the 80s 17:27 Tiny Tapeout compromise 18:56 voltage compatibility 19:58 Fits in 4 TT tiles 21:09 comparison table 22:47 What is Tiny Tapeout 24:28 next steps 26:29 bond pads 28:09 multicore z80 28:59 pricing 29:30 why not use an FPGA? 30:30 what to use for 1.8v core? 31:02 all the classics? 31:53 important to preserve the old chips 32:50 the plan 35:19 how can you help?