MOS Technology SID
E528502
The MOS Technology SID is a legendary programmable sound chip renowned for its rich, distinctive synthesizer-like audio in classic home computers and game music, most famously in the Commodore 64.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| SID sound chip | 2 |
| Commodore 64 sound architecture | 1 |
| MOS Technology 8580 SID | 1 |
| MOS Technology SID canonical | 1 |
| SID sound chip for Commodore 64 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5513675 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MOS Technology SID Context triple: [Commodore 64, soundChip, MOS Technology SID]
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A.
Yamaha YM2610
The Yamaha YM2610 is a classic FM synthesis and ADPCM sound chip widely used in arcade and Neo Geo game systems to produce rich, multi-channel audio and sound effects.
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B.
Yamaha YM2612
The Yamaha YM2612 is a six-channel FM synthesis sound chip widely known for defining the distinctive music and audio of many 16-bit Sega Genesis/Mega Drive games.
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C.
Texas Instruments SN76489
The Texas Instruments SN76489 is a classic programmable sound generator chip widely used in early home computers and game consoles to produce simple three-voice music and sound effects.
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D.
Yamaha YM2151
The Yamaha YM2151 is an 8-channel FM synthesis sound chip widely used in 1980s arcade machines and computers to produce rich, multi-voice music and sound effects.
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E.
MOS Technology 6502
The MOS Technology 6502 is an influential 8-bit microprocessor introduced in the mid-1970s that powered many early personal computers and game consoles, including the Apple II, Commodore 64, and Nintendo Entertainment System.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MOS Technology SID Target entity description: The MOS Technology SID is a legendary programmable sound chip renowned for its rich, distinctive synthesizer-like audio in classic home computers and game music, most famously in the Commodore 64.
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A.
Yamaha YM2610
The Yamaha YM2610 is a classic FM synthesis and ADPCM sound chip widely used in arcade and Neo Geo game systems to produce rich, multi-channel audio and sound effects.
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B.
Yamaha YM2612
The Yamaha YM2612 is a six-channel FM synthesis sound chip widely known for defining the distinctive music and audio of many 16-bit Sega Genesis/Mega Drive games.
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C.
Texas Instruments SN76489
The Texas Instruments SN76489 is a classic programmable sound generator chip widely used in early home computers and game consoles to produce simple three-voice music and sound effects.
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D.
Yamaha YM2151
The Yamaha YM2151 is an 8-channel FM synthesis sound chip widely used in 1980s arcade machines and computers to produce rich, multi-voice music and sound effects.
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E.
MOS Technology 6502
The MOS Technology 6502 is an influential 8-bit microprocessor introduced in the mid-1970s that powered many early personal computers and game consoles, including the Apple II, Commodore 64, and Nintendo Entertainment System.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
integrated circuit
ⓘ
programmable sound generator ⓘ sound chip ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
SID
ⓘ
Sound Interface Device ⓘ |
| applicationDomain |
demoscene music
ⓘ
home computers ⓘ video game music ⓘ |
| companyParent | Commodore International ⓘ |
| designer | Bob Yannes ⓘ |
| filterType |
band-pass
ⓘ
high-pass ⓘ low-pass ⓘ notch ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
external audio input
ⓘ
on-chip analog filter ⓘ oscillator sync ⓘ programmable ADSR envelope generators ⓘ programmable filter ⓘ ring modulation ⓘ volume register ⓘ |
| hasModel |
MOS 6581
ⓘ
MOS 6582 ⓘ
linked to:
MOS 6581
MOS 8580 ⓘ
linked to:
MOS 6581
|
| hasRegisterInterface | memory-mapped I/O ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
8-bit music
ⓘ
chiptune ⓘ |
| inspired |
modern SID clone chips
ⓘ
software SID emulators ⓘ |
| introductionYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| manufacturer | MOS Technology ⓘ |
| notableFor |
distinctive analog-style sound
ⓘ
rich filters and modulation capabilities ⓘ use in chiptune music ⓘ |
| numberOfVoices | 3 ⓘ |
| packageType | DIP-28 ⓘ |
| successorTechnologyNode | HMOS-II ⓘ |
| supplyVoltage | 5 V ⓘ |
| supportsWaveform |
noise
ⓘ
pulse ⓘ sawtooth ⓘ triangle ⓘ |
| technologyNode | NMOS ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Commodore 128
ⓘ
Commodore 1571 test circuitry ⓘ Commodore 64 ⓘ Commodore 64 Games System ⓘ
linked to:
Commodore 64
Commodore MAX Machine ⓘ |
| wordLength | 8-bit ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: MOS Technology SID Description of subject: The MOS Technology SID is a legendary programmable sound chip renowned for its rich, distinctive synthesizer-like audio in classic home computers and game music, most famously in the Commodore 64.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: MOS Technology SID
linked to: MOS Technology SID
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linked to: MOS Technology SID
linked to: MOS Technology SID