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2 layers85.6 × 54 mmPCB Business Card, the printed circuit board in 3D

A business card that lights up when you tap it with your phone. No battery. It just steals power from the phone's NFC radio.

Size
85.6 × 54 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
17
Nets
12
Pads
31
Tracks, vias
102, 6
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 10.0 (file 20260206)
Created
17 Jul 2026
Updated
14 Aug 2026

Overview

PCB Business Card is an open-source printed circuit board by Sealflux, from the Sealflux/PCB_Business_Card repository on GitHub, published under the MIT licence. It is a 2-layer board of 85.6 × 54 mm with 17 parts on 12 nets, routed with 102 tracks and 6 vias.

It is built around the XL-1608WWC-06, NT3H1101W0FHKH and FRC0603F2200TS, with the RC0603JR-070RL among its other parts. Its parts include 6 resistors, 5 ICs and 1 capacitor. It belongs with the radio and wireless and power boards of this library.

Main components

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README

README.md

NFC Business Card - PCB

A business card that lights up when you tap it with your phone. No battery. It just steals power from the phone's NFC radio.

Built for Horizons Polaris Hack Club

Features

  • Energy Siphoning: It harvests power directly from your phone's NFC field.

  • Open Sourced: Change the copper layers and mask to add whatever text or logo you want.

  • LEDs: 4 LEDs light up faintly when you tap the card (Whoa cool lights!)

  • NFC: Uses the NXP NT3H1101 chip. Just tap and it sends your info.

Hardware

  • Size: Standard credit card (85.6mm x 54mm). yes I had to google how big a credit card is... Two layers (duh its not gonna be six layers)

  • NFC Chip: NXP NT3H1101W0FHKH (XQFN-8). (basically small ahh chip)

  • Antenna: Copper traces in a loop, idk how many loops matter but I did a couple.

  • Harvesting: 220nF capacitor to store the tiny bit of power the phone gives off.

  • LEDs: 4x low forward voltage warm white LEDs (0603). (low power needed LEDs)

  • Resistors: 4x 220Ω current limiters + 2x 0Ω jumpers (all 0603).

  • PCB Finish: Black soldermask + ENIG gold finish. The black paint covers the board, and the text/QR code is exposed copper plated in gold so it pops.

Bill of Materials (BOM)

DesignatorValue / DescriptionLCSC Part #
U1NT3H1101W0FHKH NFC IC (XQFN-8)C73156
R6, R50Ω Zero-ohm Jumpers (0603)C95177
C1220nF Capacitor (0603)C64705
U2, U3, U4, U5Low VF Warm White LEDs (0603)C965810
R1, R2, R3, R4220Ω Resistors (0603)C2907014
Costs are dependent on shipping location!

Steps to Reproduce

If you want to customize/change the design of the PCB, download the files in the PCB folder and open in KiCad and change them! For manufacturing, download the gerbers.zip in the Production Folder and give them to the corresponding PCB manufacturer(JLCPCB) After you receive your PCBs, read below!

Firmware / Programming

It doesn't run code. The chip just stores a URL that your phone reads. Here’s how to set it:

  1. Download "NFC Tools" on your phone (iOS or Android). We all love downloading an app for one specific thing!

  2. Tap the card to your phone. (Put your phone to the contactless symbol! That's why I put it there as a silkscreen).

  3. Open the app, go to Write > Add a record > URL.

  4. Paste your link (GitHub, LinkedIn, whatever).

  5. Hit Write and tap the card again.

  6. Gain massive amounts of aura for having a PCB as your business card (Patrick Bateman who??)

Schematic

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PCB

Front:

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Black soldermask + ENIG gold finish

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Back:

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Black soldermask + ENIG gold finish

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Parts

17
QtyValueFootprintReferences
5LOGOLOGOG***, G***, G***, G***, G***
4FRC0603F2200TSeasyeda2kicad:R0603R1, R2, R3, R4
4XL-1608WWC-06easyeda2kicad:LED0603-RD_WHITEU2, U3, U4, U5
2RC0603JR-070RLeasyeda2kicad:R0603R5, R6
1CL10B224KB8NNNCeasyeda2kicad:C0603C1
1NT3H1101W0FHKHeasyeda2kicad:XQFN-8_L1.6-W1.6-P0.50-BRU1

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Questions

How big is the PCB Business Card PCB?

It measures 85.6 × 54 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the PCB Business Card use?

17 parts, built around the XL-1608WWC-06, NT3H1101W0FHKH, FRC0603F2200TS and RC0603JR-070RL. The full list of its parts is on this page, with links to each part's symbol and footprint where PCBKit's library has them.

Where can I download the PCB Business Card KiCad files?

From the Sealflux/PCB_Business_Card repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is PCB/PCBBusinessCard.kicad_pcb and its schematic PCB/PCBBusinessCard.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the PCB Business Card design in my own project?

Its repository publishes it under the MIT licence: you may reuse it on that licence's terms (keep the author's notice, and for a copyleft licence share your changes alike).