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[* black] Removing some Pentalobe screws allows us to get a peek at this MacBook's internals.
-[* black] The silicon buried underneath the trackpad doesn't appear to be any different from last year's MacBook. We find three identical IC's:
- [* red] Broadcom [https://chipworks.secure.force.com/catalog/ProductDetails?sku=BRO-BCM5976A0KUB2G|BCM5976|new_window=true] Touchscreen Controller
- [* orange] STMicroelectronics [http://www2.st.com/content/st_com/en/products/microcontrollers/stm32-32-bit-arm-cortex-mcus/stm32f1-series/stm32f103.html?querycriteria=productId=LN1565|STM32F103|new_window=true] 32-Bit ARM Cortex-M3 Microcontroller
- [* yellow] Monolithic Power Systems [link|https://www.monolithicpower.com/en/mp24830.html|MP24830] white LED backlight driver and International Rectifier [http://www.irf.com/part/30V-Single-N-Channel-HEXFET-Power-MOSFET-in-a-3mm-X-3mm-PQFN-package/_/A~IRFH3702|IRFH3702|new_window=true] single N-channel HEXFET power MOSFET for likely driving keyboard backlight LEDs
+[* black] The silicon buried underneath the trackpad doesn't appear to be any different from last year's MacBook. We find a handful of ICs:
+ [* red] Broadcom [https://chipworks.secure.force.com/catalog/ProductDetails?sku=BRO-BCM5976A0KUB2G|BCM5976|new_window=true] touchscreen controller
+ [* orange] STMicroelectronics [http://www2.st.com/content/st_com/en/products/microcontrollers/stm32-32-bit-arm-cortex-mcus/stm32f1-series/stm32f103.html?querycriteria=productId=LN1565|STM32F103|new_window=true] 32-Bit ARM Cortex-M3 microcontroller
+ [* yellow] Monolithic Power Systems [link|https://www.monolithicpower.com/en/mp24830.html|MP24830] white LED backlight driver and international rectifier [http://www.irf.com/part/30V-Single-N-Channel-HEXFET-Power-MOSFET-in-a-3mm-X-3mm-PQFN-package/_/A~IRFH3702|IRFH3702|new_window=true] single N-channel HEXFET power MOSFET (likely for driving keyboard backlight LEDs)
[* green] Texas Instruments [link|https://www.ti.com/product/TMP421|TMP421] temperature sensor and Bosch Sensortec BMA282 accelerometer
- [* light_blue] Macronix [link|https://www.macronix.com/en-us/products/NOR-Flash/Serial-NOR-Flash/Pages/spec.aspx?p=MX25L2006E|MX25L2006E] 2 Mb Serial NOR Flash
+ [* light_blue] Macronix [link|https://www.macronix.com/en-us/products/NOR-Flash/Serial-NOR-Flash/Pages/spec.aspx?p=MX25L2006E|MX25L2006E] 2 MB Serial NOR Flash
[* blue] Maxim Integrated MAX11290 24-bit delta-sigma analog-to-digital converter (likely)