MoSys 1T-SRAM Chip

Title: MoSys 1T-SRAM Chip
Description: A pair of two identical thin black chips on the motherboard.
Provenance: Was created in MoSys' factory in Seoul, South Korea, then shipped out to be placed on the GameCube's motherboard.
Function: Two 1T-SRAM memory chips that serve as a quick-access buffer between the Flipper chip's main memory and the IBM CPU.
Identifier: 0238MG026
Country of Origin: South Korea
Part Number: MS3M32B-5 B
Date Created: 2001-ish
Manufacturer: MoSys
Raw Materials: Plastic and metal
Evidence: Archive logs of MoSys' website from around the time of the component's production, which detail specifics about the chips and their function.
Sources: Small tech news website article about the chip from 2001; 2001 Archive of MoSys' website page on 1T-SRAM; 2001 NintendoWorldReport article about the chip; Oldest available archive of MoSys' contact page (2006)
Curator: Matthew Hillmer
Is Part Of: GameCube