FFC’s iPad Teardown & Interesting Facts Reported By iFixit

The folks at FFC had a drill down of Apple iPad and have come up with some really interesting fact. According to iFixit, Apple had requested FCC to keep the information confidential until August 17. iFixit has made the following observations from the photos: [Keep in mind that the manufacturer’s information strip has been removed in the pics.

• The main processor is an Apple A4, which we’re already know.
• iPad is using Toshiba Flash memory.
• iPad is using a Broadcom BCM5973 chip, which could be the same chip used in the 3rd generation iPod Touch.
• One of the board seems to be made by AT&S.
• iPad’s display is mostly likely made by LG-Phillips.
• The battery used in the iPad is 3.75V, 24.8 watt-hour (6.5 Amp hours) battery as compared to a 4.51 watt-hour battery in iPhone 3GS, which explains why iPad has 10 hours of battery life.
• The iPad battery hasn’t been soldered and uses the same battery attachment system used in iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS.

Information credit: iPhone Hacks