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| [* black] Apple has opted to transition from using a row of LEDs with a light guide panel, to installing individual LEDs beneath each key. | |
| - | [* red] And behind those LEDs, we find an array of Texas Instruments [http://www.ti.com/product/tlc5951|TLC5951|new_window=true] PWM LED drivers. |
| - | [* icon_note] They claim that this new keyboard [http://www.apple.com/macbook/design/|design|new_window=true] provides even lighting across the whole keyboard, while maintaining a higher level of power efficiency than previous designs. |
| + | [* black] And behind those LEDs, we find: |
| + | [* red] An array of Texas Instruments [http://www.ti.com/product/tlc5951|TLC5951|new_window=true] PWM LED drivers |
| + | [* orange] One NXP [http://www.nxp.com/documents/data_sheet/PCAL6416A.pdf|PCAL6416A|new_window=true] I/O Expander |
| + | [* icon_note] They claim that this new keyboard [http://www.apple.com/macbook/design/|design|new_window=true] provides even lighting across the whole keyboard, while maintaining a higher level of power efficiency than previous designs. |