Component Function Guide

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Color Chip Use Examples

Audio Amplifiers/CODECs/Microphones
Camera/Image Image Sensors/Video Processors
Connectivity Antennas/Bluetooth/GPS/USB/WiFi Stuff
Display/Touchscreen Touchscreen/Display Drivers
Logic PLDs/FPGAs/Logic Gates
Memory EEPROMs/NAND/RAM/SDRAM
Mixed Signal DSPs/MCUs
Power Battery Protection/Charge Controllers/PMICs/Voltage Regulators
Processor Application/Baseband Processors
Radio Frequency Radio Frequency/Envelope Tracking Stuff
Sensor Accelerometer/Pressure/Temperature
Other LED Controllers/Operational Amplifiers
Unknown Chips with no predictions of use
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Side 1 IC Identification
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8 - Skyworks
#SKY66404-11 18 - Texas Instruments
2.4 GHz Zigbee/Thread/Bluetooth Front-End Module #TLV70733DQN
200 mA LDO Regulator
5 - Nordic Semiconductor
#nRF52833 11 - Goertek ?
Bluetooth 5.2 SoC w/ NFC and Zigbee #Unknown
MEMS Microphone

14 - Texas Instruments
2 - SK Hynix #TPS62130B
#H9HA28A8GMMLSR-4KJ 3 A Step Down Converter
Multichip Memory - 1 Gb LPDDR3 SDRAM Memory ?

1 - Apple 4 - Analog Devices

#APL1W82/339S00779 #SSM3582A
64-Bit Dual-Core Applications Processor w/ GPU 31.76 W Filterless Stereo
Class D Audio Amplifier
3 - Apple
#338S00553-A0
Power Management

11 - Goertek ?
#Unknown 7 - USI
MEMS Microphone #Unknown
UWB Transceiver
6 - USI
17 - Texas Instruments
#339M00117
#TPS60151DRV
WiFi/Bluetooth Module
150 mA, 5 A Charge Pump
9 - Texas Instruments 16 - Diodes Incorporated
#CD3217B12 #74LVC2G34FW5-7
USB Type C Controller Dual Buffer
10 - Winbond
#W25Q80DVUXIE 12 - Texas Instruments
Serial Flash Memory - 8 Mb #INA199C3DCK
Bi-Directional Current Sense Amplifier
Function:
13 - Texas Instruments
Audio #OPA348AIDCK
Camera/Image Rail-to-Rail CMOS Operational Amplifier
Connectivity
11 - Goertek ?
Display/Touchscreen #Unknown
Memory MEMS Microphone
Mixed Signal
15 - Dialog Semiconductor
Power #SLG46140
Processor Programmable Mixed Signal Array
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Side 2 IC Identification
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Function:
Power
Sensor

? = Unconfirmed
20 - Texas Instruments
#LP5030RJVR
30-Ch. Constant Current RGB LED Driver

21 - Texas Instruments
#TPS55340RTE
5 A Boost Regulator

22 - Texas Instruments
#TLV70730PDQN 24 - Texas Instruments
200 mA LDO Regulator #LM3241TL
DC-DC Converter ?

19 - AMS
#TSLxxxx ?
Ambient Light Sensor

23 - Texas Instruments
#LM8801TM
20 - Texas Instruments 600 mA Step Down DC-DC Converter
#LP5030RJVR
30-Ch. Constant Current RGB LED Driver
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Sensor Flex
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Function:
Audio
Sensor

? = Unconfirmed

25 - Texas Instruments
#HDC2010YPA
Humidity/Temperature Sensor

26 - Goertek ?
#Unknown
MEMS Microphone
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UWB Antenna Picture Credit: iFixit

Bluetooth/NFC/Zigbee Antenna
Manufacturer:
AMS
WiFi/Bluetooth Antenna
Analog Devices
Apple 7 - USI
Dialog Semiconductor 8 - Skyworks #Unknown
Goertek #SKY66404-11 UWB Transceiver
Nordic Semiconductor 2.4 GHz Zigbee/Thread/Bluetooth Front-End Module
SK Hynix 6 - USI
#339M00117
Skyworks WiFi/Bluetooth Module
Texas Instruments
5 - Nordic Semiconductor 2 - SK Hynix
USI #nRF52833 #H9HA28A8GMMLSR-4KJ
Winbond Bluetooth 5.2 SoC w/ NFC and Zigbee Multichip Memory - 1 Gb LPDDR3 SDRAM Memory ?
? = Unconfirmed 1 - Apple
#APL1W82/339S00779
64-Bit Dual-Core Applications Processor w/ GPU 15 - Dialog Semiconductor
#SLG46140
Package on Package Programmable Mixed Signal Array
11 - Goertek ?
#Unknown
11 - Goertek ?
MEMS Microphone
#Unknown
19 - AMS 11 - Goertek ?
MEMS Microphone
#TSLxxxx ? #Unknown
26 - Goertek ?
Ambient Light Sensor
#Unknown
MEMS Microphone PCB Test Pads
MEMS Microphone

25 - Texas Instruments 20 - Texas Instruments

#HDC2010YPA #LP5030RJVR
Humidity/Temperature Sensor 30-Ch. Constant Current RGB LED Driver

9 - Texas Instruments 20 - Texas Instruments

#CD3217B12 #LP5030RJVR
USB Type C Controller 30-Ch. Constant Current RGB LED Driver

10 - Winbond 4 - Analog Devices

#W25Q80DVUXIE #SSM3582A
Serial Flash Memory - 8 Mb 31.76 W Filterless Stereo
Class D Audio Amplifier

3 - Apple USB Type-C

#338S00553-A0
Power Management
Block Diagram based on implementation in device.
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3/30/2021 - Initial Release