Asahi Kasei Corporation for the new Apple iPhone features the provision of electronic compass chip

Apple iPhone will use the next generation of Asahi Kasei Co., Ltd. digital compass chip. In the software development kit iPhone3.0, we can see that the Japanese Asahi Kasei Co., Ltd. for the new iPhone products of the compass feature provides support for specific chip model AK8973, which is a 16-pin 4 mm2 of chip area, the thickness of only 0.7 mm, it will clock crystal device with a supplier bind together.

Asahi Kasei Co., Ltd. is a focus on electronic applications of chemistry and materials science company, the iPod Touch from the beginning of the early models it has been provided for this product chip, although we do not know their specific type of chip suppliers, but We know that they are manufacturing indicator extract (liquid submersion indicators (LSIs)) experts.

Over the past few years, Apple in its products are widely used indicator of this extract to determine the user's products are subjected to flooding due to failure, and damage to such products will not be provided by Apple's warranty.

The following is from the Asahi Kasei Company's Web site received AK8973 chip structure is expected to join the electronic compass feature, iPhone cell phone functions will be further extended in order to challenge has been equipped with the function of T-Mobile Andriod phone - G1.

Electronic compass is the next generation of iPhone mobile phone will be opened, one of three new hardware features. Including the other two cameras to record type, as well as low-power mode 802.11n.