Sharp IC part numbers

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Most custom Sharp ICs commissioned by Nintendo usually have their external name on the chips themselves, but they are known to have typical Sharp IC part numbers too.

Nintendo handheld SoCs

These ICs have Sharp part numbers starting with LR359.

Starting from the Nintendo DSi (the first handheld with separate development and production SoCs), development SoCs have the Sharp IC part number (suffixed with the development bonding option / SCFG_OP register value) on the chip.

Confirmed External name Sharp IC part number Product Notes
Yes DMG-CPU LR35902 Game Boy Sharp IC part number is on the chip with the external name; thus, the most well known of this type .

The Game Boy's processor architecture (SM83) was mislabeled as "LR35902" for years (and is still a somewhat-common mislabel to this day).

Yes CPU MGB LR35911 Game Boy Pocket A Korean government source specifies "CPU MGB (LR35911)".[1]
No CPU CGB LR3592x Game Boy Color Mentioned by a Korean government source[2] and a USA government source.[3]

The USA government source gives a "first commercialised date" of 1998-07-06 implying this is for the Game Boy Color, but this is not 100% confirmed.

No CPU CGB E LR35926 Game Boy Color Mentioned by a Korean government source[2] and a USA government source.[3]

The part number implies this is a later revision LR3592x.

The USA government source gives a "first commercialised date" of 2000-09-11.

CPU CGB E is the final SoC revision with WRAM integrated into the main SoC, and is known to have appeared in systems manufactured at the end of 2000 and later.

Unknown LR3593x Mentioned by a USA government source[3], which gives a "first commercialised date" of 1999-07-23.

It is completely unknown what this could be; one possible guess is the CPU SGB2 (Super Game Boy 2), but it was never released in the United States.

Undocumented LR3594x Not mentioned in any source at all. May have been skipped due to tetraphobia.
Yes CPU AGB LR3595x Game Boy Advance Mentioned by a Korean government source[2] and a USA government source.[3]

The Korean government source specifies that this is a "32-bit RISC CPU and 8-bit CISC CPU", which describes the GBA.

Additionally, a later revision (LR35955) is confirmed via other sources.

Yes CPU AGB B LR35955 Game Boy Advance SP Mentioned by a USA government source[3], which gives a "first commercialised date" of 2001-10-31.

Additionally, gba\doc\nintendo\hw\answerfromsharp.doc from the leaked NetCard repository, a document implied to be an English translation of a message from Sharp, specifies "LR35955 (AGS 180nm)".

No CPU AGB E LR35960Y Game Boy Micro Mentioned by a Japanese government source[4] and a USA government source.[3]

The USA government source gives a "first commercialised date" of 2004-04-13.

The Japanese government source specifies that this is a "CMOS single chip microcomputer (32 bit RISC + 8 bit CISC)", which describes the GBA.

Yes CPU NTR LR35971 Nintendo DS Mentioned by a Japanese government source[4] and a USA government source.[3]

The USA government source gives a "first commercialised date" of 2004-05-31.

The Japanese government source specifies that this is a "CMOS 1-chip microcontroller (equipped with ARM9 and ARM7)", which describes the DS.

Additionally, gba\doc\nintendo\hw\answerfromsharp.doc from the leaked NetCard repository, a document implied to be an English translation of a message from Sharp, specifies "LR35971 (NTR 130nm)".

No CPU NTR B LR35981 Nintendo DS Lite Mentioned by a Japanese government source[5] and a USA government source.[3]

The USA government source gives a "first commercialised date" of 2005-06-28.

The Japanese government source specifies that this is a "CMOS 1-chip microcontroller (equipped with ARM9 and ARM7 cores)", which describes the DS.

Undocumented LR3599x Not mentioned in any source at all.
Yes CPU TWL

CPU TWL A

LR359A1

LR359A2

Nintendo DSi DSi development hardware SoCs are labeled "LR359Ax2".

Mentioned by a Japanese government source[6] and a USA government source.[3]

The USA government source gives a "first commercialised date" of 2007-09-25.

The Japanese government source specifies that this is a "CMOS 1-chip microcontroller (equipped with two CPUs, ARM9 and ARM7, and TeakDSP core)", which describes the DSi.

Yes CPU CTR

CPU CTR A

CPU CTR B

CPU CTR C

LR359B1

LR359B2

LR359B3

LR359B4

Nintendo 3DS 3DS development hardware SoCs are labeled "LR359Bx2".

Mentioned by a Japanese government source[7] and a USA government source.[3]

The USA government source gives a "first commercialised date" of 2010-05-26. (2011-06-29 for LR359B2, 2011-12-16 for LR359B3, 2013-01-23 for LR359B4)

The Japanese government source specifies that this is a "CMOS 1-chip microcontroller (equipped with ARM processor core and TeakDSP core)".

Undocumented LR359Cx Not mentioned in any source at all. Could be related to LGR1 (New Nintendo 3DS prototype SoC with only 2 cores) or TNT (INDY).
Yes CPU LGR LR359D1 New Nintendo 3DS New3DS development hardware SoCs are labeled "LR359D12".

Nintendo security microcontrollers (PIF/CIC)

These ICs have Sharp part numbers starting with LR350.

Confirmed External name Sharp IC part number Product Notes
Yes PIF-NUS LR350J04 Nintendo 64 Mentioned by a Korean government source[1] and a USA government source.[3]

The Korean government source specifies "PIF-NUS (LR350J04)".

The USA government source lists "LR350J" with a "first commercialised date" of 1995-02-23.

Yes CIC-NUS-6102 LR350G06 Nintendo 64 Mentioned by a Korean government source[1] and a USA government source.[3]

The Korean government source specifies "CIC-NUS-6102 (LR350G06)

The USA government source lists "LR350G" with a "first commercialised date" of 1995-02-20.

No LR350R Mentioned by a USA government source, with a "first commercialised date" of 1998-12-16.[3]

Most likely a later revision of CIC-NUS, perhaps CIC-NUS-6103 or CIC-NUS-6105 based on the date.

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