Difference between revisions of "Yamaha"
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*[[YM2151]] - used in Sega System series | *[[YM2151]] - used in Sega System series | ||
*[[YM2413]] - used in [[FM Sound Unit]] (for [[Mark III]]), Japanese [[Master System]], and [[MSX]] | *[[YM2413]] - used in [[FM Sound Unit]] (for [[Mark III]]), Japanese [[Master System]], and [[MSX]] | ||
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| − | *[[Sega Master System/Technical specifications|YM2602]] - [[VDP]] in [[ | + | *[[Sega Master System/Technical specifications|YM2602]] - [[VDP]] in [[Mark III]] and [[Master System]] |
| − | *[[Sega Mega Drive/Technical specifications|YM7101]] - VDP in | + | *[[Sega Mega Drive/Technical specifications|YM7101]] - VDP in [[Mega Drive]] |
==Softography== | ==Softography== | ||
Revision as of 11:56, 23 October 2018
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The Yamaha Corporation (Japanese: ヤマハ株式会社; Romaji: Yamaha Kabushikigaisha) is a Japanese company with a large number of product areas. Sales offerings include motorcycles (Yamaha Motor Corporation), musical instruments, integrated circuits, and home electronics. It was founded by Torakusu Yamaha as Nippon Gakki Co., Ltd. (Japanese: 日本楽器製造株式会社; Romaji: Nippon Gakki Seizou Kabushikigaisha) in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka prefecture. Yamaha acquired Korg in 1989.
Yamaha has produced many of the integrated circuit chips for Sega hardware, most notably the YM2612 sound chip for the Sega Mega Drive.
Contents
Hardware produced
Consoles
- Copera (1993)
Integrated circuits
Sound chips
- YM2203 - used in Sega System series
- YM2151 - used in Sega System series
- YM2413 - used in FM Sound Unit (for Mark III), Japanese Master System, and MSX
- YM2612 - used in Mega Drive and Sega System 32
- Sega MultiPCM - based on Yamaha YMF278, used in Sega System Multi 32 and Model series
- Yamaha Super Intelligent Sound Processor - used in Dreamcast and Sega NAOMI series
VDP
- YM2602 - VDP in Mark III and Master System
- YM7101 - VDP in Mega Drive
Softography
Pico
- Melody Land (1993)
- Do Re Mi Fa Densetsu (1993)
- Copera no Time Machine (199x)
- Otto Katachitchi (199x)
- Outa no Canvas (199x)
- Copera no Kono Ato Naani (1994)
- Mike to Asobou Tobidase Milky Way (1994)
- Oshare no Kuni no Alice (199x)
- Copera no Chikyuu Daisuki (199x)
- Bouken! Merorin-tou (199x)
Gallery
Logo for XGlite; a Yamaha extension to the General MIDI standard supported by the Sega Dreamcast.
