[vcf-midatlantic] Z80 end of life only months away

Dave McGuire mcguire at neurotica.com
Sat Apr 20 16:57:57 UTC 2024


   The PCN states that it is the wafer fab that's discontinuing the 
part, not the packaging facility.  Z80 CPUs in different packages use 
the same die.

              -Dave

On 4/20/24 12:18, murph via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
> Wasn't it just the DIP package selection for it?  Not all Z80?  Seems like a lot of hysterics.
> 
> ----- Original message -----
> From: Jeffrey Jonas via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org>
> To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org>
> Cc: Jeffrey Jonas <jeffrey.scott.jonas at gmail.com>
> Subject: [vcf-midatlantic] Z80 end of life only months away
> Date: Saturday, April 20, 2024 09:08
> 
> https://www.mouser.com/PCN/Littelfuse_PCN_Z84C00.pd
> <https://www.mouser.com/PCN/Littelfuse_PCN_Z84C00.pdf>f
> https://hackaday.com/2024/04/19/end-of-life-for-z80-cpu-and-peripherals-announced/
> 
> The memo dated April 15, 2024 says the last time to buy is June 14th.
> Only 2 months warning :-/

-- 
Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA



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