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{{semi company
 
{{semi company
 
| name              = MOS Technology
 
| name              = MOS Technology
| logo              = MOS Logo.svg
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| logo              = MOS Technology.svg
 
| type              = Public
 
| type              = Public
 
| founded          = 1969
 
| founded          = 1969
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| defunct          = 2001
 
| headquarters      = Norristown, Pennsylvania
 
| headquarters      = Norristown, Pennsylvania
 
| wikidata id      = Q852174
 
| wikidata id      = Q852174
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| module 1          = {{manufacturer id
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| logo1            = [[File:MOS Technology.svg|80px]]
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| package1          = [[File:ic example (mos).svg|200px]]
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| logo2            = [[File:ic logo (csg).svg|80px]]
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| package2          = [[File:ic example (csg).svg|200px]]
 
}}
 
}}
'''MOS Technology, Inc. (MOS)''' is a now-defunct semiconductor company that focused on chips and ICs mainly used in early 8-bit computers. It was also known as '''Commodore Semiconductor Group (CSG)''' when commodore bought it in 1976 to exclusively design chips for their line of computers.
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'''MOS Technology, Inc. (MOS)''' is a now-defunct semiconductor company that focused on chips and ICs mainly used in early 8-bit computers. It was also known as '''Commodore Semiconductor Group (CSG)''' when Commodore bought it in 1976 to exclusively design chips for their line of computers.
  
 
==CPU Families==
 
==CPU Families==
 
{{collist
 
{{collist
 
| count = 4
 
| count = 4
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| width = 350px
 
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*{{mos|4510}}
 
*{{mos|4510}}
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==Peripheral Chips==
 
==Peripheral Chips==
 
{{collist
 
{{collist
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| count = 2
 
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*{{mos|6520}}
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*{{mos|6520}} Peripheral Interface Adapter (PIA)
*{{mos|6522}}
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*{{mos|6522}} Versatile Interface Adapter (VIA)
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*{{mos|6523}}/6525 Tri-Port Interface (TPI)
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*{{mos|6526}}/8520/8521 Complex Interface Adapter (CIA)
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*{{mos|6529}} Single Port Interface Adapter (SPI/SPIA)
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*{{mos|6530}} ROM/RAM I/O Timer (RRIOT)
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*{{mos|6532}} RAM I/O Timer (RIOT)
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*{{mos|6545}} CRT Controller (CRTC)
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*{{mos|6551}} Asynchronous Communications Interface Adapter (ACIA)
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*{{mos|6560}} Video Interface Chip (VIC), NTSC
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*{{mos|6561}} Video Interface Chip (VIC), PAL
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*{{mos|6562}} Video Interface Chip (VIC), NTSC
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*{{mos|6566}} Video Interface Chip 2 (VIC-II), MaxMachine
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*{{mos|6567}} Video Interface Chip 2 (VIC-II), NTSC
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*{{mos|6569}} Video Interface Chip 2 (VIC-II), PAL
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*{{mos|6572}} Video Interface Chip 2 (VIC-II), PAL-N
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*{{mos|6573}} Video Interface Chip 2 (VIC-II), PAL-M
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*{{mos|6581}}/6582/8580 Sound Interface Device (SID)
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*{{mos|7360}}/8360 Text Editing Device (TED)
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*{{mos|8361}} Address Generator Unit (AGNUS), NTSC
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*{{mos|8362}} Display Encoder (DENISE)
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*{{mos|8364}} Port Audio UART and Logic (PAULA)
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*{{mos|8367}} Address Generator Unit (AGNUS), PAL
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*{{mos|8370}} "Fat" AGNUS, NTSC
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*{{mos|8371}} "Fat" AGNUS, PAL
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*{{mos|8372}}/8375 ECS AGNUS
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*{{mos|8373}} ECS DENISE
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*{{mos|8374}} AGA ALICE
 
}}
 
}}

Latest revision as of 18:40, 31 August 2021

MOS Technology
MOS Technology.svg
Type Public
Founded 1969
Defunct 2001
Headquarters Norristown, Pennsylvania
IC Identification
Logo Example Package
MOS Technology.svg ic example (mos).svg
ic logo (csg).svg ic example (csg).svg
By PrefixBy Logo

MOS Technology, Inc. (MOS) is a now-defunct semiconductor company that focused on chips and ICs mainly used in early 8-bit computers. It was also known as Commodore Semiconductor Group (CSG) when Commodore bought it in 1976 to exclusively design chips for their line of computers.

CPU Families[edit]

Peripheral Chips[edit]

  • 6520 Peripheral Interface Adapter (PIA)
  • 6522 Versatile Interface Adapter (VIA)
  • 6523/6525 Tri-Port Interface (TPI)
  • 6526/8520/8521 Complex Interface Adapter (CIA)
  • 6529 Single Port Interface Adapter (SPI/SPIA)
  • 6530 ROM/RAM I/O Timer (RRIOT)
  • 6532 RAM I/O Timer (RIOT)
  • 6545 CRT Controller (CRTC)
  • 6551 Asynchronous Communications Interface Adapter (ACIA)
  • 6560 Video Interface Chip (VIC), NTSC
  • 6561 Video Interface Chip (VIC), PAL
  • 6562 Video Interface Chip (VIC), NTSC
  • 6566 Video Interface Chip 2 (VIC-II), MaxMachine
  • 6567 Video Interface Chip 2 (VIC-II), NTSC
  • 6569 Video Interface Chip 2 (VIC-II), PAL
  • 6572 Video Interface Chip 2 (VIC-II), PAL-N
  • 6573 Video Interface Chip 2 (VIC-II), PAL-M
  • 6581/6582/8580 Sound Interface Device (SID)
  • 7360/8360 Text Editing Device (TED)
  • 8361 Address Generator Unit (AGNUS), NTSC
  • 8362 Display Encoder (DENISE)
  • 8364 Port Audio UART and Logic (PAULA)
  • 8367 Address Generator Unit (AGNUS), PAL
  • 8370 "Fat" AGNUS, NTSC
  • 8371 "Fat" AGNUS, PAL
  • 8372/8375 ECS AGNUS
  • 8373 ECS DENISE
  • 8374 AGA ALICE
Facts about "MOS Technology"
company typepublic +
defunct2001 +
founded1969 +
full page namemos technology +
headquartersNorristown, Pennsylvania +
instance ofsemiconductor company +
nameMOS Technology +
wikidata idQ852174 +