Sky130nm NFC

morzack·ece592-nfc-caravan-pcbs·592-kicad-pcb/sky130_nfc_daughter/sky130_nfc_daughter.kicad_pcb

Sky130nm NFC PCB layout, top view — open source board by morzack

About the Sky130nm NFC PCB

Sky130nm NFC is an open source PCB design by morzack, published on GitHub. It is a 4-layer board measuring 50 × 52 mm, with 83 components from 19 distinct parts.

Other key parts include the W25Q32JVZP and Caravel_QFN. By type, the board carries 31 capacitors, 16 diodes, 12 resistors, 10 connectors, 4 test points and 2 ICs.

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

From the project

Design files for breakout and motherboard PCBs for Sky130 NFC chip designed in NCSU's Tapeout Course (spr2025)

submodules vendor in reference boards for tt06 and caravel.

most up-to-date caravel evaluation PCB at caravelboard/hardware/development/caravel-dev-v5-M.2` -- this contains details on FTDI module and flash memory for bringup of on-chip VexRiscv management CPU

1. make symbol for pinout (actual) 2. identify routing constaints for breakout 3. make block diagram of off-chip requirements for bringup 4. implement schematics for off-chip stuff 5. layout, etc

Main components on the Sky130nm NFC

Sky130nm NFC bill of materials (BOM)

83 components, 19 distinct parts.

QtyPartRefs
1
W25Q32JVZP
U1
1
Caravel_QFN
U2
8
U.FL-R-SMT-1_80_
J1, J2, J3, J4, J5, J6, J7, J8
2
DF40C-40DS-0.4V_51_
J9, J10
5
STITCHING_VIA_0p3mm
STITCHM1, STITCHM2, STITCHM3, STITCHM4, STITCHM5
1
SW_Push
SW1
4
5019
TestPoint_Alt
TP1, TP2, TP3, TP4
12
PESD3V3S1UL
D1, D2, D3, D4, D5, D6, D7, D8 +4
4
SMAJ10CA
D9, D12, D13, D16
2
L0
L1, L2
13
0.1uf
C1, C3, C7, C8, C9, C12, C13, C15 +5
12
C_1u_0603_50V
C2, C4, C5, C6, C10, C11, C14, C17 +4
2
C0
C26, C27
2
CA
C28, C31
2
CB
C29, C30
3
10k
R1, R3, R4
3
0
R2, R5, R6
4
50
R7, R8, R9, R10
2
Rq
R11, R12

Sky130nm NFC design files

The KiCad project lives in the morzack/ece592-nfc-caravan-pcbs repository on GitHub; these links point at the commit this page was built from.

Sky130nm NFC: common questions

How big is the Sky130nm NFC PCB?

The Sky130nm NFC measures 50 × 52 mm, has 4 copper layers and is 1.61668 mm thick.

How many components are on the Sky130nm NFC?

83 components, from 19 distinct parts. The full bill of materials is listed on this page.

Where can I download the Sky130nm NFC design files?

From the morzack/ece592-nfc-caravan-pcbs repository on GitHub, which has the KiCad layout and the schematic; the links under Design files point to each one.

Can I use the Sky130nm NFC design in my own project?

The repository has no license, so all rights stay with morzack. Use it as a reference, and ask the author before reusing the design.

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