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Japanese teardown firm goes into greater detail on Switch pricing, sees possibility for upgraded dock

by rawmeatcowboy
09 April 2017
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The following info comes from Japanese teardown firm Fomalhaut...

- Switch tablet and dock cost is about $167
- the two Joy-Con cost roughly $90
- since each Joy-Con contains twenty small parts, those contribute to the expenses
- the HD Rumble vibration motor might be made by Alps Electric
- Switch’s main circuit board has an unknown big IC in its lower section
- on the reverse side of the IC, there is a connector which goes to the cart slot
- either the IC conducts certification of the game card or is involved with saving
- the see the possibility of an enhanced dock which contains a dedicated VR/AR processing unit or extra large storage
- has a next-gen power delivery unit and it is capable of receiving a maximum of 100W (20V/5A) using USB PD.
- this is possible because of ROHM’s power receive / delivery controller IC “BM92T36”
- it can raise the USB-C power receive / delivery capability from standard 3V / 7.5W to 5V / 100W
- in the disassembled dock circuit board, you can see that the USB Type-C power delivery part is made by ROHM
- it has a sealing “M92T36”, but the actual name is “BM92T17”
- the Switch tablet is thicker than most tables due to radiation and battery precautions
- it has a 5.8mm thickness and is thicker than standard laptop or tablet battery
- it seems Nintendo made the important parts around the battery thicker to make it possible to charge while staying safe

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