Sharp IC part numbers
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, |
| 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, |
| 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. |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://kipo.go.kr/upload/kipo/efile/4321.pdf
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://kipo.go.kr/upload/kipo/efile/4325.pdf
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 https://data.copyright.gov/Registrations/Tabular/reg_mask_work_2022_10.csv
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://www.softic.or.jp/ic/ic-layout/toukei/hcy16/16_3_3.html
- ↑ https://www.softic.or.jp/ic/ic-layout/toukei/hcy18/18_3_3.html
- ↑ https://www.softic.or.jp/ic/ic-layout/kouji/0805_080602.pdf
- ↑ https://www.softic.or.jp/ic/ic-layout/kouji/1102_110301.pdf