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AMD Am9080

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AMD Am9080
General information
Launched1975
Marketed byAdvanced Micro Devices (AMD)
Designed byIntel
Common manufacturer
  • Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
Performance
Max. CPU clock rate2 MHz to 4 MHz
Data width8 bits
Address width16 bits
Architecture and classification
Technology node6 µm
Physical specifications
Transistors
  • 4,500 or 6000
Cores
  • 1
Package
  • 40-pin DIP
Socket
  • DIP40
History
SuccessorAm8086
Support status
Unsupported

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

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  1. ^ "Interview with Shawn and Kim Hailey". Stanford University Libraries. December 29, 1997. Archived from the original on November 11, 2013. Retrieved 2011-10-20.