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'''NEC''' are a Japanese electronics firm, responsible for a number of parts used in [[Sega]] consoles, and they have published video games for Sega consoles. NEC also released the PC-Engine/TurboGrafx-16, a rival to the [[Sega Mega Drive]].
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{{sub-stub}}'''NEC''' (Nippon Electric Company; 日本電気株式会社) are a Japanese electronics firm, specializing in IT services and products. Before its merger with fellow Japanese electronics company Renesas in 2010, it was one of the largest semiconductor companies in the world, ranked #1 from the 1980s to 1991, #2 from 1992 to 1999 (surpassed by Intel), and in the top ten during the 2000s. It was responsible for a number of parts used in [[Sega]] console and [[arcade]] hardware.
  
NEC's in-house video game development team before the mid-1990s was called [[NEC Avenue]]; this was eventually consolidated with other software developers to form [[NEC Interchannel]]. Their '''NEC Home Electronics''' division was also responsible for developing and publishing video games during the NEC Interchannel years.
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NEC had multiple divisions involved with video games: [[NEC Home Electronics]] (produced computers, consoles, and games), [[NEC Avenue]] (produced games) and [[NEC Interchannel]] (produced games).
  
 
==Hardware==
 
==Hardware==
===Consoles===
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===Processors===
The following console was a rival to the [[Sega Mega Drive]]:
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*780C (version of [[Zilog]] [[Z80]] [https://gamicus.gamepedia.com/Central_processing_unit CPU] used in [[Sega Master System]])
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*[[:File:UPD8255A datasheet.pdf|µPD8255A]] (Programmable Peripheral Interface used in [[Sega OutRun hardware]])
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*[[Sega Master System/Technical specifications|µPD9004G]] ([[VDP]] graphics processor used in [[Master System II]])
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*[[:File:UPD7759 datasheet.pdf|µPD7759]] (speech synthesis [https://gamicus.gamepedia.com/Sound_chip sound chip] used in [[Sega System 16|System 16B/16C]], [[System C2]] and [[Pico]])
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*[[:File:UPD70616ProgrammersReferenceManual.pdf|μPD70616]] (CPU used in [[Sega System 32]])
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*µD65654GF102 (sound chip used in MPEG sound boards for [[Sega Model 2|Sega Model 2C]])
  
*[https://necretro.org/PC_Engine PC-Engine] (Japanese version)
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===[[RAM]]===
*[https://necretro.org/TurboGrafx-16 TurboGrafx-16] (North American version)
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*[[:File:UPD4168 datasheet.pdf|µPD4168]] ([https://computer.fandom.com/wiki/PSRAM XRAM] used in [[Sega Master System]] and [[Mega Drive]])
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*[[:File:UPD41264 datasheet.pdf|µPD41264]] ([[VRAM]] used in [[Mega Drive]])
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*[[:File:UPD4504161 datasheet.pdf|µPD4504161]] ([https://computer.fandom.com/wiki/SDRAM SDRAM] used in [[32X]] and [[Saturn]])
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*[[:File:UPD481850 datasheet.pdf|µPD481850]] ([https://computer.fandom.com/wiki/SGRAM SGRAM] used in [[Saturn]])
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*[[:File:UPD4811650 datasheet.pdf|µPD4811650]] (SGRAM used in [[Sega Model 3]])
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*[[:File:UPD432232 datasheet.pdf|µPD432232]] ([[SRAM|Syncronous SRAM]] used in [[Sega Hikaru]])
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*[[:File:UPD4564323 datasheet.pdf|µPD4564323]] (SDRAM used in [[Sega NAOMI 2]])
  
===Integrated Circuits===
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==References==
The following integrated circuit chips from NEC were used in Sega [[arcade]] and console hardware:
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*[[:File:UPD4168 datasheet.pdf|UPD4168]] ([[RAM]] for [[Master System]] and [[Mega Drive]])
 
*UPD9004G ([[VDP]] for [[Master System II]])
 
*[[:File:UPD41264 datasheet.pdf|UPD41264]] ([[VRAM]] for [[Mega Drive]])
 
*[[:File:UPD432232 datasheet.pdf|UPD432232]]
 
*[[:File:UPD4504161 datasheet.pdf|UPD4504161]]
 
*[[:File:UPD4564323 datasheet.pdf|UPD4564323]]
 
*[[:File:UPD4811650 datasheet.pdf|UPD4811650]]
 
*[[:File:UPD481850 datasheet.pdf|UPD481850]]
 
*[[:File:UPD70616ProgrammersReferenceManual.pdf|UPD70616]]
 
*[[:File:UPD7759 datasheet.pdf|UPD7759]]
 
*[[:File:UPD8255A datasheet.pdf|UPD8255A]]
 
 
==Softography==
 
:''Note: Likely incomplete. NEC Interchannel games are listed on their own page.''
 
 
===[[Saturn]]===
 
*''[[Blue Breaker: Ken yorimo Hohoemi wo]]'' (1997)
 
 
===[[Dreamcast]]===
 
*''[[Seventh Cross]]'' (1998)
 
*''[[Sengoku Turb]]'' (1999)
 
*''[[Espion-Age-Nts]]'' (1999)
 
*''[[Sengoku Turb: Fanfan I love me Dance-doubletendre]]'' (1999)
 
 
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NEC
Founded: 1899-07-17
Merged with: Renesas Electronics
Headquarters:
Tokyo, Japan
401 Ellis Street, Mountain View, California 94039, United States[1]

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NEC (Nippon Electric Company; 日本電気株式会社) are a Japanese electronics firm, specializing in IT services and products. Before its merger with fellow Japanese electronics company Renesas in 2010, it was one of the largest semiconductor companies in the world, ranked #1 from the 1980s to 1991, #2 from 1992 to 1999 (surpassed by Intel), and in the top ten during the 2000s. It was responsible for a number of parts used in Sega console and arcade hardware.

NEC had multiple divisions involved with video games: NEC Home Electronics (produced computers, consoles, and games), NEC Avenue (produced games) and NEC Interchannel (produced games).

Hardware

Processors

RAM

References

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