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Google Pixel XL Teardown

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  • The daughterboard pops out of the rear case with relative ease, giving us access to the USB Type-C port and the microphone.

  • 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).

  • Unfortunately, USB-C has been having, erm, other issues.

  • We found a few bits of silicon on the daughterboard:

  • Qualcomm QFE2550 dynamic antenna matching tuner.

  • AKM Semiconductor AK8789 Hall-effect sensor

  • NXP Semiconductor PTN36241G USB 3.0 redriver

  • ON Semiconductor FUSB340 USB 3.1 SuperSpeed 10 Gbps switch

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