SSor> A family of microcontrollerS 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)