7071C160F

7071C160F is a 16-bit CMOS microprocessor designed by Zilog, a leading manufacturer of microprocessors in the 1980s. The 7071C160F was a variant of Zilog's Z80 processor family, known for its 8-bit architecture. Despite its 16-bit designation, the 7071C160F was actually an extended version of the Z80, with increased address space and additional register bits.

Released in the late 1980s, the 7071C160F was designed to bridge the gap between 8-bit and 32-bit microprocessors. It was part of a family of extended Z80 processors, which offered improved performance and addressability over the original Z80. The 7071C160F featured an 18-bit address bus and 16-bit data bus, supporting up to 64KB of memory.

The 7071C160F's transistor count was not dramatically different from its 8-bit Z80 counterparts, as it relied heavily on 8-bit logic blocks. However, it made up for it by increasing the number of memory access and multiply instructions. The processor also supported a variety of memory management modes, including segment and paging.

Applications of the 7071C160F spanned across various industries, including industrial control, medical devices, and telecom equipment. It also saw use in some embedded systems due to its relatively low power consumption and compact size. The 7071C160F's appeal lay in its high addressability and flexibility, making it a suitable candidate for engineering and design projects where a small footprint and precise memory control were essential.

The 7071C160F, like many microprocessors from that period, has since become largely obsolete, replaced by more powerful, 32-bit processors like the Zilog Z8490 or more mobile devices capable of demanding applications.