
A Texas Instruments CD3217B12 in BGA package — the USB-C port controller found on Apple logic boards, and one of the first suspects when a USB-C port stops negotiating charge or data.
A Texas Instruments CD3217B12 in BGA package — the USB-C port controller found on Apple logic boards, and one of the first suspects when a USB-C port stops…
A Texas Instruments CD3217B12 in BGA package — the USB-C port controller found on Apple logic boards, and one of the first suspects when a USB-C port stops negotiating charge or data.
The chip in the photograph is TI-marked with the CD3217B12 part number and shows its ball array on the reverse.
Replacing it is chip-level work: remove with hot air, clean and reball the pads, then align and reflow the new IC under a microscope.
Board-level technicians with hot air, microscope and reballing capability.
Confirm the port controller as the fault, remove the IC with hot air, clean and reball the pads, reflow the replacement, then test charge and data.
A Texas Instruments CD3217B12 in BGA package — the USB-C port controller found on Apple logic boards, and one of the first suspects when a USB-C port stops negotiating charge or data. The chip in the photograph is TI-marked with the CD3217B12 part number and shows its ball array on the reverse. Replacing it is chip-level work: remove with hot air, clean and reball the pads, then align and reflow the new IC under a microscope. • Texas Instruments CD3217B12 • BGA package, pre-balled • USB-C port controller for Apple logic boards
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