support documentation design kits application guide third party education company info news directory about us wdc founder map to wdc sitemap contact us partners directory partner application design and verification turn key asic supplier fpga supplier pcb design translation translation social media the western design center inc. wdc 65xx embedded intelligence technology welcome to the western design center inc. s wdc technology development website . wdc is the home of the 65xx brand cmos microprocessors . you are invited to learn more about us our products and our support for your 65xx brand embedded microprocessor pcb asic and or fpga product development . legendary 65xx microprocessors keep on cranking the legendary 65xx brand microprocessors with both 8 bit and 8 16 bit isa s keep cranking out the unit volumes in asic and standard microcontroller forms supplied by wdc and wdc s licensees . annual volumes in the hundreds 100 s of millions of units keep adding in a significant way to the estimated shipped volumes of five 5 to ten 10 billion units . with 200mhz 8 bit w65c02s and 100mhz 8 16 bit w65c816s processors coming on line in asic and fpga forms we see these annual volumes continuing for a long long time . the 65xx brand is probably the only processor family that has remained loyal to its isa over the last 33 years . in addition it has served the widest spectrum of electronic markets through those years . for example it has served and in some cases created markets for the pc video game toy communication industrial control automotive life support embedded in the human body medical devices outside the body medical systems engineering education systems hobby systems and you name it electronic market segments . i might add the 65xx has served in a highly reliable and successful way as added food for thought the 65xx microprocessors protect millions of lives annually within embedded heart defibrillation and pacing systems . we are quite proud of what our customers and partners have created and continue to create with the 65xx brand for the benefit of mankind 65xx yesterday today and tomorrow . bill mensch simple elegance is a hallmark of the wdc cmos 65xx brand technology . the wdc 65xx system bus as shown in the system block diagram below is highly flexible and effective whether on pcb s with our chips or on asic microcontrollers with our cores . it is easy to use and is efficient for power performance and cost . the wdc 65xx synchronous control bus enables asynchronous processing events to be interfaced with a minimum of logic and therefore minimizes cost and performance delays . ordering info how to order distributors directory disti application online worldwide canada germany united kingdom united kingdom united states asia search western design center web 2003 2016 the western design center inc. 2166 e. brown rd. mesa arizona 85213 phone 480 962 4545 fax 480 835 6442 website produced by the western design center inc. last updated 10 11 2016 current date 10.16.2016 time 03 25 am hits since 10 6 2016