What is the firewire chipset in the current Mac minis?

I am considering purchasing a Mac mini for mobile audio use.
Many audio interfaces are picky about FireWire chipsets.
Can anyone confirm what exact FireWire chipset they are shipping with?
I'm particularly interested in the Mac mini with the 2.6GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7.

The iFixit teardown
http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Mac+Mini+Late+2012+Teardown/11262/2
lists several chips but does not list any functions for some.
It appear that
LSI L-FW643E-2
is the FW chip
http://www.lsi.com/downloads/Public/1394%20Products/FW643E/LSI-PB_2pg_FW643E_fn. pdf
It includes:
The LSI FW643E is a second-
generation 1394b Open Host
Controller Interface (OHCI)

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