Apple's new iPad uses chips made by Qualcomm, Broadcom, Samsung Electronics and other semiconductor makers, according to a firm that cracked open one of the devices. The newest iPad went on sale in Australia early on Friday, and at the front of a line of fans hoping to get hold of the 4G-ready tablet computer was a tinkerer from California gadget-repair firm iFixit, who quickly took one apart for a Web blog. Supplying parts for Apple's iPhones and iPads, the industry's gold standards, is considered a coup for chipmakers and other manufacturers. The iPad includes a Qualcomm LTE cellphone chip as well as a Qualcomm wireless modem for 3G and 4G. Broadcom supplies a semiconductor handling wireless tasks like WiFi and Bluetooth, according to iFixit. Fueled by cans of carbonated caffeine drinks, iFixit cofounder Luke Soules' at a Melbourne computer shop found that Apple suppliers Qualcomm, Broadcom and Samsung have maintained their key roles in the newest iPad
a new iPad display LCD is removed using guitar picks in Melbourne, Australia.
shows a micro-SIM card slot from a new iPad which they dismantled in Melbourne, Australia
shows components from a new iPad which they dismantled in Melbourne, Australia
a new iPad is opened using heavy-duty suction cups in Melbourne, Australia
shows components, including the A5X processor, from a new iPad which they dismantled in Melbourne, Australia
shows the front facing camera from a new iPad which they dismantled in Melbourne, Australia
shows the shell of a new iPad which they dismantled in Melbourne, Australia
shows a dismantled iPad in Melbourne, Australia
shows components, including the A5X processor, from a new iPad which they dismantled in Melbourne, Australia.
shows the logic board from a new iPad which they dismantled in Melbourne, Australia
shows components from a new iPad which they dismantled in Melbourne, Australia
shows components from a new iPad which they dismantled in Melbourne, Australia
shows components from a new iPad which they dismantled in Melbourne, Australia
a new iPad is opened using heavy-duty suction cups in Melbourne, Australia
shows components, including the A5X processor, from a new iPad which they dismantled in Melbourne, Australia
shows the front facing camera from a new iPad which they dismantled in Melbourne, Australia
shows the shell of a new iPad which they dismantled in Melbourne, Australia
shows a dismantled iPad in Melbourne, Australia
shows components, including the A5X processor, from a new iPad which they dismantled in Melbourne, Australia.
shows the logic board from a new iPad which they dismantled in Melbourne, Australia
shows components from a new iPad which they dismantled in Melbourne, Australia
shows components from a new iPad which they dismantled in Melbourne, Australia
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