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Although iPods have many other components, here we are only listing the components that might be relavent to cracking firmware encryption. If you have any suggestions for any other components to add, just post on the talk page or IRC. Links to datasheets are important if they can be found.

1G Nano

Component Details
CPU Portal Player PP5021C-TDF. This is the last Nano that used a PortalPlayer processor.
RAM Samsung K4M56163PG - apparently the datasheet can be found here.
Utility Flash ROM
NAND Flash This chip is dependent on the iPod model, but all interface in the same way.

2G Nano

Component Details
CPU Samsung S5L8701 ARM940T processor. The processor itself is Apple-branded and marked 337S3291 8701, but the markings share an S for Samsung, and 8701 for the part number.
Utility Flash ROM SST SST39WF800A,stores Disk Mode, Diagnostic Mode and the code to flash this chip. Tof has managed to extract this data and the dump can be obtained by emailing Emmanuel Fleury.
RAM Samsung K4M56163PG - here is the datasheet. This is the same chip used in the iPod 1G Nano.
NAND Flash This chip is dependent on the iPod model, but all interface in the same way. Common ones for the 2G Nano are the Samsung K9MBG08U5M and the Hynix HY27UW08BGFM.

3G Nano

Component Details
CPU Samsung S5L8702 ARM940T processor. The package itself is Apple-branded and marked 337S3473 8702, but the markings share an S for Samsung, and 8702 for the part number.
RAM Qimonda HYE18M169CX75 256Mbit (32MByte) Mobile 1.8V DDRAM
Utility Flash ROM
NAND Flash This chip is dependent on the iPod model, but all interface in the same way. A common one for the 3G Nano is the Samsung K9MBG08U5M.

4G Nano

Component Details
CPU Samsung S5L8720 ARM940T processor.
RAM
Utility Flash ROM
NAND Flash This chip is dependent on the iPod model, but all interface in the same way.

Helpful pages

http://home.gna.org/linux4nano/download/hardware_synth-1.0.pdf

Image of the 1G Nano board

http://arstechnica.com/apple/reviews/2005/09/nano.ars/4

http://arstechnica.com/apple/reviews/2006/09/ipod-2g.ars/4

http://insidetronics.blogspot.com/2007/09/teardown-ipod-nano-3g.html

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/09/10/a_peek_inside_apples_new_nano_and_classic_ipods_photos.html

http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/First-Look/iPod-Nano-4th-Generation/584/1