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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. | |
| [* black] And behind those keys, we find: | |
| [* red] An array of four Texas Instruments [http://www.ti.com/product/tlc5951|TLC5951|new_window=true] PWM LED Drivers | |
| [* orange] A pair of NXP [http://www.nxp.com/documents/data_sheet/PCAL6416A.pdf|PCAL6416A|new_window=true] I/O Expanders | |
| [* 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. | |
| - | [* yellow] PCB maker Compeq [http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20150410PB200.html|reports increased revenues for March|new_window=true]. |