Yamaha YM2149F

E776613

programmable sound generator sound chip

The Yamaha YM2149F is a programmable sound generator chip widely used in 1980s and early 1990s home computers and game consoles to produce multi-channel music and sound effects.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Yamaha YM2149F canonical	3
YM2149	1
YM2149F	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9073490 — 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: Yamaha YM2149F
Context triple: [Atari TT030, soundChip, Yamaha YM2149F]

A. Yamaha YM2164
The Yamaha YM2164 is an FM synthesis sound chip widely used in late-1980s electronic musical instruments and computer sound systems, offering advanced multi-operator digital tone generation.
B. 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.
C. 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.
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.
E. Yamaha YM2203
The Yamaha YM2203 is an early FM synthesis sound chip that combines three FM channels with a programmable sound generator, widely used in 1980s arcade machines and Japanese computers like the PC-88 and PC-98.
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: Yamaha YM2149F
Target entity description: The Yamaha YM2149F is a programmable sound generator chip widely used in 1980s and early 1990s home computers and game consoles to produce multi-channel music and sound effects.

A. Yamaha YM2164
The Yamaha YM2164 is an FM synthesis sound chip widely used in late-1980s electronic musical instruments and computer sound systems, offering advanced multi-operator digital tone generation.
B. 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.
C. 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.
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.
E. Yamaha YM2203
The Yamaha YM2203 is an early FM synthesis sound chip that combines three FM channels with a programmable sound generator, widely used in 1980s arcade machines and Japanese computers like the PC-88 and PC-98.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	programmable sound generator ⓘ sound chip ⓘ
compatibleWith	General Instrument AY-3-8910 ⓘ linked to: General Instrument AY-3-8912
hasAlternateName	YM2149 ⓘ linked to: Yamaha YM2149F Yamaha PSG ⓘ
hasChannelType	noise ⓘ square wave tone ⓘ
hasClockInput	external clock ⓘ
hasControlInterface	8-bit parallel bus ⓘ
hasDACType	digital to analog converter ⓘ
hasEnvelopeGenerator	true ⓘ
hasEnvelopeShapes	16 ⓘ
hasIOLines	2 ⓘ
hasIOLinesPerPort	8 ⓘ
hasLowerPowerConsumptionThan	General Instrument AY-3-8910 ⓘ linked to: General Instrument AY-3-8912
hasNoiseChannelCount	1 ⓘ
hasNoiseGenerator	true ⓘ
hasNumberOfSoundChannels	3 ⓘ
hasOutputType	analog audio ⓘ
hasPackageType	DIP ⓘ SDIP ⓘ
hasRegisterCount	16 ⓘ
hasSupplyVoltage	5V ⓘ
hasToneChannelCount	3 ⓘ
hasToneFrequencyResolution	12-bit ⓘ
hasTypicalClockFrequency	1 MHz ⓘ 2 MHz ⓘ
hasVolumeControl	4-bit per channel ⓘ
isSuccessorTo	General Instrument AY-3-8910 ⓘ linked to: General Instrument AY-3-8912
manufacturer	Yamaha ⓘ linked to: Yamaha Corporation
pinCompatibleWith	General Instrument AY-3-8910 ⓘ linked to: General Instrument AY-3-8912
technology	LSI ⓘ linked to: LSI Logic
usedFor	music generation ⓘ sound effects ⓘ
usedIn	Amstrad CPC ⓘ Amstrad CPC 464 ⓘ linked to: Amstrad CPC Amstrad CPC 6128 ⓘ linked to: Amstrad CPC Amstrad CPC 664 ⓘ linked to: Amstrad CPC Atari 1040ST ⓘ linked to: Atari ST Atari 520ST ⓘ linked to: Atari ST Atari ST ⓘ Atari STE series ⓘ linked to: Atari ST MSX computers ⓘ ZX Spectrum +2 ⓘ linked to: ZX Spectrum ZX Spectrum +3 ⓘ linked to: ZX Spectrum ZX Spectrum 128K ⓘ linked to: ZX Spectrum arcade boards ⓘ game consoles ⓘ
usedInEra	1980s ⓘ early 1990s ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Atari TT030 → soundChip → Yamaha YM2149F ⓘ

AY-3-8912 → hasSuccessor → Yamaha YM2149F ⓘ

AY-3-8912 → hasClone → Yamaha YM2149F ⓘ

Yamaha YM2149 → hasAlternativeName → YM2149F ⓘ

subject linked to: Yamaha YM2149 (as more advanced PSG in some systems)

linked to: Yamaha YM2149F

Yamaha YM2149F → hasAlternateName → YM2149 ⓘ