Monthly Archives: January 2018

Texas Instruments TRF5101

Posted on January 16, 2018 by

The TI TRF5101 is from around 2002. Removed from a old cell phone, but I cannot recall which one?! I know it is an RF receiver probably for cellular but I could find no information about this chip. Texas Instruments … Continue reading →

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Maxim MAX1636 Low Voltage Step-down controller

Posted on January 14, 2018 by

 Package MAX1636 is a synchronous buck switch mode power supply controller for laptop CPU’s. Taken from a Apple Clamshell iBook from 2000. Packaged in a 20 pin DIP with 2000 week 35 date code.     Die Photo Die size … Continue reading →

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LCD Display Drivers

Posted on January 8, 2018 by

Over the past year I have pulled apart several old phones. I thought it would be interesting to look at a selection of the LCD display drivers and how they have progressed.I am going to look at three LCD displays, … Continue reading →

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