Sharp LR35902

E491824

The Sharp LR35902 is an 8-bit microprocessor designed by Sharp that powers Nintendo’s original Game Boy handheld console, combining features of Intel 8080 and Zilog Z80 architectures.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 8-bit CPU
microprocessor
addressBusWidth 16
architectureFamily Sharp LR35900 family NERFINISHED
bitWidth 8
clockSource 4.194304 MHz crystal
clockSpeed 4.19 MHz
8.38 MHz (double-speed mode in Game Boy Color)
designer Sharp Corporation NERFINISHED
endianess little-endian
hasComponent ALU NERFINISHED
interrupt controller
sound generator
timer unit
hasFeature integrated sound hardware
integrated timer hardware
memory-mapped I/O
modified 8080-compatible core
no Z80 IX and IY index registers
no Z80 alternate register set
no Z80 block instructions
subset of Z80 instructions
instructionSetInfluence Intel 8080 NERFINISHED
Zilog Z80 NERFINISHED
introducedBy Nintendo Game Boy (1989) NERFINISHED
market consumer electronics
notableFor CPU of original Nintendo Game Boy
hybrid 8080/Z80-like instruction set
poweringDeviceType handheld game console
primaryUse video game execution
registerSet AF
BC
DE
HL
PC
SP
supportsAddressSpace 64 KB
supportsInterrupt Joypad interrupt
LCD STAT interrupt
Serial interrupt
Timer interrupt
V-Blank interrupt
technologyNode CMOS
usedIn Nintendo Game Boy NERFINISHED
Nintendo Game Boy Color NERFINISHED
Nintendo Game Boy Light NERFINISHED
Nintendo Game Boy Pocket NERFINISHED

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Game Boy cpu Sharp LR35902
Game Boy Color cpu Sharp LR35902