The Zilog Z80 has long been a popular microprocessor in embedded systems and microcontroller cores, where it remains in widespread use today.
Applications of the Z80 include uses in consumer electronics, industrial products, and electronic musical instruments.
For example, Z80 was used in the groundbreaking music synthesizer Prophet-5, as well as in the first MIDI synthesizer Prophet 600.
Casio used the Z80A in its PV-1000 video game console.
The Z80 was also used in the Sega Master System and Game Gear consoles.
The Sega Genesis also contained a Zilog Z80 which controlled the system’s sound chips but also provided backwards compatibility with Sega Master System games.

In the late 1980s, a series of Soviet landline phones called "AON" featured the Z80; these phones expanded the featureset of the landline with caller ID, different ringtones based on the caller, speed dial and so forth.
The Zilog Z80 has long been a popular microprocessor in embedded systems and microcontroller cores, where it remains in widespread use today. Applications of the Z80 include uses in consumer electronics, industrial products, and electronic musical instruments. For example, Z80 was used in the groundbreaking music synthesizer Prophet-5, as well as in the first MIDI synthesizer Prophet 600. Casio used the Z80A in its PV-1000 video game console. The Z80 was also used in the Sega Master System and Game Gear consoles. The Sega Genesis also contained a Zilog Z80 which controlled the system’s sound chips but also provided backwards compatibility with Sega Master System games.
In the late 1980s, a series of Soviet landline phones called "AON" featured the Z80; these phones expanded the featureset of the landline with caller ID, different ringtones based on the caller, speed dial and so forth.
Zilog Z80