KEY POINTS:
Apple's highly anticipated iPhone is finally out, and curious gadget enthusiasts wasted no time in cracking the sleek devices open to find out what makes them tick.
Following are some of the key components and their makers that have been identified so far:
- South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. makes the main processor as well as the flash memory chips that store music, photos and other user data
- Wolfson Microelectronics makes the audio processing chip. Wolfson already supplies audio chips for Apple's popular iPods
- U.S.-based Marvell Technology Group Ltd. makes the Wi-fi chip that gives the iPhone the ability to connect to the Internet wirelessly
- Skyworks Solutions Inc. supplies the cellular network power amplifier
- CSR makes the Bluetooth chip that supports wireless accessories such as microphones
Information is from iFixit, a Web site offering parts and self-repair guides for iPods and Macintosh computers.
The company, which has conducted similar "tear downs" on other Apple products, posted step-by-step photos of the process on its site.
- REUTERS
