SHARP Z80 CPU on glass


CPU SHARP LH0080A	The CPU Z80 was developed by ZILOG in 1976. SHARP bought a license in 1977 to build and manufacture its own CPU LH0080.
Photo of the glass substrate on which the CPU is formed	25 years later ( official unveiled in October 22, 2002 and in April 9, 2003 at the EDEX^*1 / Tokyo ) SHARP and SEL has redeveloped on experimental base a Z80 on glass with the new LCD substrate technology called Continuous-Grain Silicon ( CG-Silicon ). The prototype contains only 13.000 transistors this time ( Pentium 4: 55 Millions ) and occupies an area of 169mm². The further development by SHARP for CGS products will be finished until 2005/6.
Photo of the glass substrate on which the CPU is formed	^*1 EDEX: Electronic Display Exhibition
The technology enables the creation of System LCDs that integrate all driver and operation circuitry - including digital logic, LCD driver, power supply, I/O interfaces, and signal-processing circuitry - onto the glass itself. Eventually even the device's CPU will be included on the substrate.
Layout of the CPU Z80 that will be formed on glass ( 2002 )	Layout of the ZILOG Z80 CPU ( 1976 )

The CG Silicon 8 bit CPU Z80 was installed in the MZ-80K ( Japanese Model name: MZ-80C ) and did its job perfectly.