Concept音频处理单元 / Audio Processing Unit
APU
A dedicated chip in the NES console responsible for audio synthesis. It provides square wave, triangle wave and noise channels, synthesizing music in real time by storing note sequences and duration instructions rather than playing recorded samples.
Timeline (last 90 days)
Sep 15
Chip manufacturers such as AMD continue to release APUs targeting portable devices.
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Sep 11
The AMD BC-250 features a custom APU chip that is highly similar to the one in Sony's PlayStation 5.
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