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MOS Technology 6502

The MOS Technology 6502 is an 8-bit microprocessor that was designed by a small team led by Chuck Peddle for MOS Technology and was launched in September 1975. The design team had formerly worked at Motorola on the Motorola 6800 project; the 6502 is essentially a simplified, less expensive and faster version of that design using depletion-load NMOS…

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Address width
16 bits
Common manufacturer
MOS Technology, Rockwell, Synertek
Data width
8 bits
Instruction set
MOS 6502
Launched
September 1975; 50 years ago (September 1975)
Max. CPU clock rate
1 MHz to 3 MHz

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MOS Technology 6502

Nodes198
Edges197
Triples22
Avg. degree1.99
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MOS Technology 6502

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Successors · 3
MOS Technology 6502 → MOS 6510, WDC 65C02, WDC 65C816
see also · 3
MOS Technology 6502 → II, List, Technology
Predecessors · 2
MOS Technology 6502 → MOS 6501, Motorola 6800
Address width · 1
MOS Technology 6502 → 16 bits
Common manufacturer · 1
MOS Technology 6502 → MOS Technology, Rockwell, Synertek
Data width · 1
MOS Technology 6502 → 8 bits
Instruction set · 1
MOS Technology 6502 → MOS 6502
Launched · 1
MOS Technology 6502 → September 1975; 50 years ago (September 1975)
Max. CPU clock rate · 1
MOS Technology 6502 → 1 MHz to 3 MHz
Number of instructions · 1
MOS Technology 6502 → 56 (55 originally)

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6502 instruction design mos used technology address processor 6800 motorola instructions one microprocessor chips chip would mode peddle 8-bit also

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MOS Technology 6502Address width16 bits1.00infobox
MOS Technology 6502Common manufacturerMOS Technology, Rockwell, Synertek1.00infobox
MOS Technology 6502Data width8 bits1.00infobox
MOS Technology 6502Instruction setMOS 65021.00infobox
MOS Technology 6502LaunchedSeptember 1975; 50 years ago (September 1975)1.00infobox
MOS Technology 6502Max. CPU clock rate1 MHz to 3 MHz1.00infobox
MOS Technology 6502Number of instructions56 (55 originally)1.00infobox
MOS Technology 6502Package40-pin DIP1.00infobox
MOS Technology 6502PredecessorsMotorola 68001.00infobox
MOS Technology 6502PredecessorsMOS 65011.00infobox
MOS Technology 6502SuccessorsMOS 65101.00infobox
MOS Technology 6502SuccessorsWDC 65C021.00infobox
MOS Technology 6502SuccessorsWDC 65C8161.00infobox
MOS Technology 6502Transistors3,510, 3,2181.00infobox
MOS Technology 6502is a8-bit microprocessor that was designed by a small team led by Chuck Peddle for MOS Technology and was launched in September 19750.90text

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