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| [* black] The daughterboard pops out of the rear case with relative ease, giving us access to the USB Type-C port and the microphone. | |
| [* black] This is a pretty bare-bones part, which means cheap USB port replacements. Historically, USB ports have been a common failure point (although USB Type-C may prove somewhat more robust in that regard). | |
| [* icon_reminder] Unfortunately, USB-C has been having, erm, [http://www.theverge.com/2016/2/4/10916264/usb-c-russian-roulette-power-cords|other issues|new_window=true]. | |
| [* black] We found a few bits of silicon on the daughterboard: | |
| [* red] Qualcomm [https://www.qualcomm.com/videos/qualcomm-rf360-dynamic-antenna-matching-tuner-qfe2550|QFE2550|new_window=true] dynamic antenna matching tuner. | |
| - | [* orange] AKM Semiconductor [https://www.akm.com/global/en/products/magnetic-sensor/hall-effect-ic/hall-effect-ic-switch/ak8789/|AK8789] Hall |
| - | [* yellow] NXP Semiconductor [https://www.nxp.com/products/interfaces/signal-conditioners/superspeed-usb-3-0-redriver:PTN36241G|PTN36241G] USB 3.0 |
| - | [* green] ON Semiconductor [https://www.onsemi.com/products/interfaces/analog-switches/fusb340|FUSB340] USB 3.1 SuperSpeed 10 Gbps |
| + | [* orange] AKM Semiconductor [https://www.akm.com/global/en/products/magnetic-sensor/hall-effect-ic/hall-effect-ic-switch/ak8789/|AK8789] Hall-effect sensor |
| + | [* yellow] NXP Semiconductor [https://www.nxp.com/products/interfaces/signal-conditioners/superspeed-usb-3-0-redriver:PTN36241G|PTN36241G] USB 3.0 redriver |
| + | [* green] ON Semiconductor [https://www.onsemi.com/products/interfaces/analog-switches/fusb340|FUSB340] USB 3.1 SuperSpeed 10 Gbps switch |