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Put images of microprocessors in order and with year in parenthesis. There was too big of a jump from 8-bit to 64-bit, so instead have one notable 4-bit, one notable 8-bit, one notable 16-bit, one notable 32-bit, all of different companies.
→Structure: For Z80's caption, add the year, and instead of just listing everything in the diagram, say something interesting instead: that it uses 8-bit data but 16-bit addresses.
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==Structure==
[[File:Z80 arch.svg|thumb|upright=1.7|AThe block diagram of the[[Computer architecture|architecture]] of the [[Zilog Z80|Z80]] microprocessor, showing(1976) theinternally uses an 8-bit [[Arithmetic logic unit|arithmetic and logic section]], and [[Processor register|register]] file, [[controlbut logic]]accesses section,external andmemory [[Datausing buffer|buffer]]s to external16-bit [[Memory address|addressaddresses]] and data lines]]
 
The complexity of an integrated circuit is bounded by physical limitations on the number of [[transistors]] that can be put onto one chip, the number of package terminations that can connect the processor to other parts of the system, the number of interconnections it is possible to make on the chip, and the heat that the chip can [[Thermal management (electronics)|dissipate]]. Advancing technology makes more complex and powerful chips feasible to manufacture.
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