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! Designator
! Designator
|-Capacitance
! Capacitance
! Voltage  
! Voltage  
|-
|-
| C103
| C103
|-100 µF
| 100 µF
| 6.3 V  
| 6.3 V  
|-
|-
| C104
| C104
|-47 µF
| 47 µF
| 4 V  
| 4 V  
|-
|-
| C235
| C235
|-47 µF
| 47 µF
| 4 V  
| 4 V  
|-
|-
| C238
| C238
|-220 µF
| 220 µF
| 4 V  
| 4 V  
|-
|-
| C305
| C305
|-47 µF
| 47 µF
| 4 V  
| 4 V  
|-
|-
| C401
| C401
|-100 µF
| 100 µF
| 6.3 V  
| 6.3 V  
|-
|-
| C408
| C408
|-47 µF
| 47 µF
| 4 V  
| 4 V  
|-
|-
| C431
| C431
|-47 µF
| 47 µF
| 4 V  
| 4 V  
|-
|-
| C432
| C432
|-47 µF
| 47 µF
| 6.3 V  
| 6.3 V  
|-
|-
| C517
| C517
|100 µF
| 100 µF
|6.3 V
| 6.3 V
|}
|}


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|+'''Thermal Pad Thickness by Component'''
|+'''Thermal Pad Thickness by Component'''


|-Component
! Component
! Pad Thickness  
! Pad Thickness  
|-
|-
|-Flipper GPU
| Flipper GPU
| 1.5 mm  
| 1.5 mm  
|-
|-
|-Gekko CPU
| Gekko CPU
| 2.0 mm  
| 2.0 mm  
|-
|-
|RAM chips (×2)
| RAM chips (×2)
|1.0 mm
| 1.0 mm
|}
|}


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! Pin
! Pin
|-Function
! Function
! Voltage  
! Voltage  
|-
|-
| 1
| 1
|-5 V supply (rumble motor)
| 5 V supply (rumble motor)
| 5.0 V  
| 5.0 V  
|-
|-
| 2
| 2
|-DATA (bidirectional serial)
| DATA (bidirectional serial)
| 3.43 V (pulled high)  
| 3.43 V (pulled high)  
|-
|-
| 3
| 3
|-Ground
| Ground
| 0 V  
| 0 V  
|-
|-
| 4
| 4
|-Ground
| Ground
| 0 V  
| 0 V  
|-
|-
| 5
| 5
|-Not connected (official pads)
| Not connected (official pads)
| —  
| —  
|-
|-
| 6
| 6
|3.43 V logic supply
| 3.43 V logic supply
|3.43 V
| 3.43 V
|}
|}


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! IC !! Manufacturer
! IC !! Manufacturer
|-Function
! Function
! Clock Speed  
! Clock Speed  
|-
|-
| '''Gekko''' || IBM
| '''Gekko''' || IBM
|-CPU (PowerPC 750CXe derivative)
| CPU (PowerPC 750CXe derivative)
| 485 MHz  
| 485 MHz  
|-
|-
| '''Flipper''' || ATI/Nintendo
| '''Flipper''' || ATI/Nintendo
|-GPU + system controller (SoC)
| GPU + system controller (SoC)
| 162 MHz  
| 162 MHz  
|-
|-
| '''1T-SRAM''' || MoSys
| '''1T-SRAM''' || MoSys
|-Main system RAM (24 MB)
| Main system RAM (24 MB)
| 324 MHz effective  
| 324 MHz effective  
|-
|-
| '''ARAM''' || —
| '''ARAM''' || —
|-Auxiliary DRAM (16 MB) for audio/I/O
| Auxiliary DRAM (16 MB) for audio/I/O
| 81 MHz  
| 81 MHz  
|-
|-
| '''DSP''' || Macronix
| '''DSP''' || Macronix
|-16-bit audio DSP (64 channels)
| 16-bit audio DSP (64 channels)
| 81 MHz  
| 81 MHz  
|-
|-
| '''IPL ROM''' || —
| '''IPL ROM''' || —
|Boot ROM (Initial Program Loader)
| Boot ROM (Initial Program Loader)
|—
|—
|}
|}
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