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After staking out three locations in the Eastern United States, Soules -- co-founder of teardown firm iFixit -- cracked the device open on Saturday to unearth NAND flash memory by Samsung Electronics, and microchips from Broadcom Corp and Texas Instruments Inc. Soules and his outfit provide and advise on components in Apple gadgets -- and also identifies them. The work of teardown firms such as iFixit may prove crucial in identifying which manufacturer gets its parts into a device expected to sell upwards of 5 million units in 2010 alone. Soules had slept overnight in the parking lot outside an Apple mall store in Richmond, Virginia. He was the first to walk out of the store, moments after the outlet opened at 9 a.m., iPad in hand. Store employees clapped and gave him high-fives. He grinned, but moved quickly. There was work to do. Without a second's dawdling, Soules hopped in a waiting car and raced a few short miles to the house of a friend, where he had his tools of destruction ready to go. He barely paused to admire the iPad out of the box. He didn't even turn it on. The secretive Apple is famous for designing sealed-up devices intended to discourage nosy gadget heads from poking around in them, and the iPad was no different. The iPad had no screws. But working with a tool called a spudger, it took Soules only 10 minutes to separate the iPad's handsome, 9.7-inch facing from its silver-backed casing. He surveyed the iPad's design, a maze of parts that would be utterly inscrutable to most people. "That's very, very nice," he said almost reverentially. IPAD'S SOUL Teardown firms are hired by an array of clients, their data used for competitive intelligence, in patent disputes or to keep current on industry benchmarks. By 9:30 a.m., Soules had turned the iPad inside out and was sharing its secrets with the world. There is strong competition to be first to tear open Apple devices and reveal the design, chips and components within and iFixit has gained a measure of fame for their work. Months of anticipation had built ahead of the iPad launch and -- at least in technology circles -- almost as much excitement about what's on the inside of the device. Within 45 minutes, iFixit had left the iPad -- the gleaming symbol of Apple's technological wizardry -- in tatters, its various parts naked against a crisp white backdrop. Soules moved at a rapid clip, narrating as he took pictures and streamed to colleague Kyle Wiens and others in California, who were posting them online and helping identify parts. IFixit's near-live teardowns have become staples for gadget fans during Apple product launches. As a veteran of many previous efforts, Soules was prepared for any tricks Apple might throw his way, but the iPad didn't prove to be too enormous of a challenge to take apart, as some of previous devices have. Soules had removed the main circuit board of the iPad by 10 a.m. The 4-inch long, 1-ounce board was covered by an electromagnetic interference shield, and underneath were all the microprocessors that make the device tick. "The vast majority of the brains of the iPad are on this little board. It's amazing what they can fit into such a small space," Soules said. DEVIL IN THE DETAILS One of first identifiable parts was the NAND flash memory, which was made by Samsung Electronics, which has supplied components for other Apple devices. Soules also quickly noted chips from Broadcom Corp and Texas Instruments Inc. There were also at least three chips carrying Apple branding. Apple is known to hide the identities of some chipmakers in its products by having them stamp an Apple logo on their parts. The main iPad chip is an Apple creation; its very own A4 processor controls the iPad's programs. After removing the circuit board, Soules dug in further using a Torx screwdriver to manipulate the minuscule screws inside THE iPad. His fingernails gingerly pried open casings. "The teardown process is bit easier if I keep my fingernails on the long side," he said. Soules discovered the iPad's battery is not soldered into place, which means that replacing it is possible for the do-it-yourself crowd. IFixit promotes device repair as a way to cut down on electronic waste. Apple requires users to mail iPad units back to the company, which will change the battery for a hefty fee. By 10:45 a.m. Soules was cautiously fiddling with the iPad's display, the most expensive component. A big question is who makes it, but that question was not answered definitively. He peeled back a sticker, hoping to see a manufacturer's name underneath, but found only an indecipherable serial number. "Not this time," he said quietly. Besides Richmond, iFixit had also ordered iPads at addresses near Indianapolis and Orlando, Florida. The company had people in both areas, home to FedEx shipping hubs. IFixit thought it might be able to get a few hours jump on the competition by staking out the FedEx hubs the morning of the launch, to intercept one of the devices. But that didn't pan out, so they resorted to standing in line -- at the head of the line actually -- in three cities. The Federal Communications Commission also managed to steal at least some of iFixit's thunder. Bloggers discovered on Friday that the FCC had posted pictures of the insides of pre-production iPads on its Web site, despite the fact that Apple had requested that they keep them confidential. IFixit spent much of the night identifying the parts, which were not necessarily the same as those in real iPads. By noon on Saturday, the bulk of the iPad teardown was done. But there will be at least another week of analysis, using sophisticated equipment that can cut into components to determine how they were made, and who made them. Recommend Send IM Story Print Related Articles US-TECH Summary Reuters - 1 hour 3 minutes ago Much hyped iPad hits the market AFP - 2 hours 13 minutes ago Apple iPad unearthed: Samsung, Broadcom, TI appear Reuters - 2 hours 46 minutes ago Amazon routes Kindle books to rival iPad AFP - Sunday, April 4 iPad seekers queue for first shot at Apple gadget AFP - Sunday, April 4 News Search Top Stories Britain's Mandelson attacks 'unacceptable' Barclays banker Gunmen in army uniforms massacre 25 people in Iraq Hamilton fastest in Malaysia GP, but cautious Did comet smashup unleash Earth's mini Ice Age? 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