MOS Technology VIC-II

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The MOS Technology VIC-II is the video interface chip that powered the Commodore 64’s distinctive graphics and sprite capabilities, making it one of the most iconic home computer graphics processors of the 1980s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf graphics processing chip
video interface controller
alsoKnownAs VIC-II NERFINISHED
bitmapModeResolution 320×200 pixels
busWidth 8-bit
characterCellSize 8×8 pixels
characterSetSize 256 characters
clockSource system clock divided
colorPaletteSize 16 colors
colorRAMWidth 4 bits
controlsBackgroundColor true
controlsBorderColor true
designedFor home computers
era 1980s home computer era
hasLightPenSupport true
introductionYear 1982
laterNTSCVariantPartNumber 8562
laterPALVariantPartNumber 8565
manufacturer MOS Technology NERFINISHED
maxSpritesOnScreen 8 hardware sprites
memoryAccess shared with main RAM
memoryAddressSpace 16 KB window
multicolorBitmapResolution 160×200 pixels
notableFor distinctive color palette
hardware sprites
smooth hardware scrolling
NTSCVariantPartNumber 6567
outputType composite video
luma/chroma
packageType 40-pin DIP
PALVariantPartNumber 6569
predecessor MOS Technology VIC NERFINISHED
primaryFunction raster interrupt generation
sprite handling
video generation
spriteHeight 21 pixels
spriteModes monochrome
multicolor
spriteWidth 24 pixels
successor MOS Technology VIC-III NERFINISHED
supportsBadLines true
supportsHardwareScrolling true
supportsRasterInterrupts true
technologyNode 5 µm NMOS
textModeResolution 320×200 pixels
usedIn Commodore 128 NERFINISHED
Commodore 64 NERFINISHED
videoStandardSupport NTSC NERFINISHED
PAL

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Commodore 64 graphicsChip MOS Technology VIC-II