MacBook Pro 13" Retina Display Late 2012 Teardown Step #18 History

Changes to Step #18

Edit by Walter Galan — Oct 25, 2012

	[* black] The trackpad board contains several connectors and two prominent ICs:
	[* red] Silicon Storage Technology [http://bit.ly/UFqMwW\|SST25VF020] 2 Mbit SPI Serial Flash
	[* icon_note] Up until now, we haven't noticed the inclusion of flash memory on the trackpad. We don't know why a trackpad would require flash memory. However it seems that it was also included in the [http://bit.ly/UFrkmu\|MacBook Pro 15" Retina display trackpad].
-	[* orange] Broadcom BCM5976 touchscreen controller (as found in the [guide\|10525\|iPhone 5\|stepid=38298].)
+	[* orange] Broadcom [https://chipworks.secure.force.com/catalog/ProductDetails?sku=BRO-BCM5976A0KUB2G\|BCM5976] touchscreen controller (as found in the [guide\|10525\|iPhone 5\|stepid=38298].)
	[* black] What a funky looking trackpad set screw. This standoff screw is much bigger than those found in previous generations, and is held in with Loctite.

	[* black] The trackpad board contains several connectors and two prominent ICs:
	[* red] Silicon Storage Technology [http://bit.ly/UFqMwW\|SST25VF020] 2 Mbit SPI Serial Flash
	[* icon_note] Up until now, we haven't noticed the inclusion of flash memory on the trackpad. We don't know why a trackpad would require flash memory. However it seems that it was also included in the [http://bit.ly/UFrkmu\|MacBook Pro 15" Retina display trackpad].
-	[* orange] Broadcom BCM5976 touchscreen controller (as found in the [guide\|10525\|iPhone 5\|stepid=38298].)
+	[* orange] Broadcom [https://chipworks.secure.force.com/catalog/ProductDetails?sku=BRO-BCM5976A0KUB2G\|BCM5976] touchscreen controller (as found in the [guide\|10525\|iPhone 5\|stepid=38298].)
	[* black] What a funky looking trackpad set screw. This standoff screw is much bigger than those found in previous generations, and is held in with Loctite.