Zilog, Inc. is an American company founded in 1974, a manufacturer of microprocessors, microcontrollers and development tools. The company's product line includes: microprocessors (MPU), microcontrollers( MCU), development tools for microcontrollers, microprocessors and digital signal processors, connectors for microcircuits, encoders, decoders, multiplexers and demultiplexers, I/O interface controllers, timers, telecommunications line control ICS, infrared transceivers, etc.