Serial Flash (Hardware)

The PS4 contains at least one Serial Flash chip, and depending on the motherboard model can also have one for a SATA Bridge, one for a USB 3.0 Hub, one for a Communication Processor or even more on prototype motherboards.

Main Serial Flash

• MX25L25635FMI-10G
• MX25L25635FZ2I-10G
• FL256LAIF01‎
• 25Q256FVEF
• 25Q256JVEQ

SATA Bridge Serial Flash

A serial flash chip contains the firmware and configuration for the SATA bridge device to which it is connected.

SATA Bridges models on PS4:

• MB86C311B: uses MX25L1006E or 25X10CLYA1 serial flash chips

USB 3.0 Hub Serial Flash

A serial flash chip contains the firmware and configuration for the USB 3.0 hub device to which it is connected.

USB 3.0 Hubs models on PS4:

• GL3520: uses MX25L1006E or 25X10CLYA1 serial flash chips
• CYUSB3312-88LTXC: no known serial flash
• CYUSB3314-88LTXC: no known serial flash

Remarks

Serial flash chips used in PS4 have several OTP/blocking options according to datasheets, but they seem not used, as seen when handling flash or replacing flash itself.

Spare parts

• http://www.digikey.com/us/en/International/global.html
• http://www.farnell.com/
• ? http://www.futureelectronics.com/
• ? http://de.mouser.com/localsites/