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Western Design Center - Definition and Overview |
| Related Words: Cinerama, Technicolor, Westerner, Allegory, Apologue, Cartoon, Chiller, Cinema, Documentary, Fable, Fabliau, Fantasy, Feature, Fiction |
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If you were looking for the Western Digital Corporation, see Western Digital.
The Western Design Center (WDC), maker of microprocessors, microcontrollers, and related support chips, was founded in 1978 by co-holder of the MOS Technology 6502 patent, Bill Mensch, himself a former MOS Technology employee. WDC is located in Mesa, Arizona.
In addition to the actual microchips, WDC offers the chips' designs as IP cores to be used inside other chips (like ASICs), and provides ASIC and embedded systems consulting services revolving around their processor designs. WDC also makes compilers and assemblers for their processors.
Notable WDC products
- W65C02 - bug-fixed CMOS version of the originally NMOS-based 6502
- W65C22 - MOS Technology 6522 (VIA)-compatible I/O chip
- W65802 - a 65816 with a 16-bit address bus; pin-compatible drop-in replacement for 6502
- W65816 - 16-bit compatible follow-up to the W65C02; 24-bit address bus
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Example Usage of Western |
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mysticegg: Half the building has no power. None of the NTL:TW or Virgin Media phone lines work, so we're just waiting for Western Power Distribution! |
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KillianGlynn: got Western movies for my English assignment. eh, it's a challenge. so that's good (trying to find the good in it!). |
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nickfinlow: Great Western first class? What a joke. I'm sure they had better coffee during the war. And that breakfast roll. Ew. |
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