The Z86L16 is a low-voltage Consumer Controller Processor (CCP)  with 1 Kbyte of ROM, and 124 bytes of GeneralPurpose RAM. The device is packaged in an 18-pin DIP or an , 8-pin SOIC. and is manufactured in low-voltageCMOS technology. The Z86L16 offers fast execution, efficient use of memory. sophisticated interrupts, input/output bit manipulation capabilities and easy  hardware/software system expansion, along with low-cost and low-power consumption. With this low-voltage process, the device may operate down to 2.0 volts.

The Z86L16 features the addition of an Expanded Register File, which allows access to register mapped peripheral and I/O circuits. The CCP offers a flexible I/O scheme, and a number of ancillary features that are useful in many consumer, industrial and automotive applications.

The device fulfills applications demanding powerful I/O capabilities with 14 pins dedicated to input and output. These lines are grouped intotwo ports and are configurable under software control to provide timing, status signals or parallel I/O.