Microstrip

Jameswill-Winsock·Tempest·pcb/microstrip/microstrip.kicad_pcb

Microstrip PCB layout, top view — open source board by Jameswill-Winsock

About the Microstrip PCB

Microstrip is an open source PCB design by Jameswill-Winsock, published on GitHub under the GPL-3.0 license. It is a 2-layer board measuring 100 × 40 mm, with 3 components from 2 distinct parts.

By type, the board carries 2 resistors and 1 connector.

It belongs with the dev boards & breakouts and test & measurement designs in this gallery.

From the project

An FPGA based implementation to demonstrate side-channel attacks on modern cryptography algorithms such as AES, RSA, ML-KEM etc.

latest readme for progress on the attack target available here.

Tempest is an open hardware electromagnetic side-channel analysis platform built around a collection of custom-designed PCBs, analog front-end hardware, FPGA development boards, and open-source software for evaluating cryptographic implementations.

Or, in simpler English: Every chip leaks tiny electromagnetic signals while it's running. Those signals aren't supposed to contain useful information... but sometimes they do. Tempest tries to measure those leaks and figure out whether they reveal anything about the cryptographic…

Microstrip, from the project README
From the project README

Microstrip bill of materials (BOM)

3 components, 2 distinct parts — part numbers from the project's BOM.

QtyPartRefs
1
Conn_Coaxial
J1
2
100
R1, R2

Microstrip design files

The KiCad project lives in the Jameswill-Winsock/Tempest repository on GitHub; these links point at the commit this page was built from.

Microstrip: common questions

How big is the Microstrip PCB?

The Microstrip measures 100 × 40 mm, has 2 copper layers and is 1.6 mm thick.

How many components are on the Microstrip?

3 components, from 2 distinct parts, with part numbers taken from the project's own BOM. The full bill of materials is listed on this page.

Where can I download the Microstrip design files?

From the Jameswill-Winsock/Tempest repository on GitHub, which has the KiCad layout, the schematic and the BOM; the links under Design files point to each one.

Can I use the Microstrip design in my own project?

Yes, under the terms of its GPL-3.0 license, which Jameswill-Winsock chose for the repository.

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