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14 layers55 × 40 mmPolarfire som, the printed circuit board in 3D

System on Module based on Microchip PolarFire MPFS250T SoC

Size
55 × 40 mm
Copper layers
14
Thickness
1.66 mm
Parts
473
Nets
771
Pads
2,495
Tracks, vias
11,271, 1,565
Pours
67
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 9.0 (file 20241229)
Created
22 Feb 2024
Updated
11 Dec 2025

Overview

Polarfire som is an open-source printed circuit board by antmicro, from the antmicro/polarfire-som repository on GitHub, published under the Apache-2.0 licence. It is a 14-layer board of 55 × 40 mm with 473 parts on 771 nets, routed with 11,271 tracks and 1,565 vias.

It is built around the LIF-MD6000-6JMG80I, MP5424GRM-0000-Z and MP8869SGL-P, with the MT25QL01GBBB1EW9-0SIT, NTS0102GT and PI3USB102GZLEX among its other parts. Its parts include 228 capacitors, 122 resistors, 26 ICs, 9 transistors and 6 diodes. It belongs with the computers and single-board computers boards of this library.

Main components

12

README

README.md

PolarFire SoM

Copyright (c) 2023-2025 Antmicro

Overview

This project contains open hardware design files for the Antmicro PolarFire System on Module (SoM) built around Microchip PolarFire MPFS250T RISC-V System on Chip. The SoM exposes two 100-pin high density connectors with signal assignment that is electrically compatible with Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4.

The PCB design files were prepared in KiCad 7.

Key features

  • PolarFire SoC MPFS250T
  • 2 GB LPDDR4-1866 SDRAM
  • 8 GB eMMC flash memory
  • Compact size: 55x40mm
  • Gigabit Ethernet PHY (Ti/DP83867ISRGZR)
  • 4-lane PCIe (via MPFS250T built-in XCVR transceivers)
  • 2.4 GHz, 5.0 GHz IEEE 802.11 b/g/n/ac WiFi module (Murata/LBEE5PK2AE)
  • Bluetooth 5.2 module (Murata/LBEE5PK2AE)
  • HDMI output
  • 4-lane MIPI DSI and 4-lane MIPI CSI-2 exposed via Lattice CrossLink (LIF-MD6000-6JMG80I) companion IC
  • Additional 2-lane MIPI CSI-2 camera port, when working in 1.8V logic
  • On-board power sequencing and voltage regulation based on a single 5V supply

Project structure

The main directory contains KiCad PCB project files, a LICENSE, and a README. The remaining files are stored in the following directories:

  • doc - contains schematics in PDF format
  • assets - contains visual assets for showcasing this design on Open Hardware Portal.
  • img - contains graphics for this README

Licensing

This project is published under the Apache-2.0 license.

Parts

473
QtyValueFootprintReferences
94C_100n_0402antmicro-footprints:C_0402_1005MetricC12, C14, C15, C16, C17, C18, C117, C123, C125, C130, C131, C132, C176, C177, C178, C182 +78
39C_1u_0402antmicro-footprints:C_0402_1005MetricC114, C115, C116, C118, C119, C120, C121, C122, C124, C126, C127, C128, C129, C135, C142, C143 +23
39TP_0.75mm_SMDantmicro-footprints:TP_SMD_0.75mmTP1, TP2, TP10, TP11, TP12, TP13, TP14, TP15, TP16, TP17, TP18, TP19, TP20, TP21, TP22, TP23 +23
30R_10k_0402antmicro-footprints:R_0402_1005MetricR10, R13, R14, R15, R16, R28, R101, R102, R104, R117, R143, R144, R146, R147, R149, R151 +14
22R_0R_0402antmicro-footprints:R_0402_1005MetricR4, R7, R8, R9, R12, R17, R50, R56, R57, R60, R78, R84, R87, R90, R130, R152 +6
19C_10u_0402antmicro-footprints:C_0402_1005MetricC10, C11, C20, C22, C23, C49, C69, C192, C207, C219, C250, C263, C264, C265, C283, C287 +3
18C_22u_0402antmicro-footprints:C_0402_1005MetricC85, C86, C87, C88, C90, C91, C97, C100, C102, C103, C105, C106, C107, C108, C109, C110 +2
13C_10u_10V_0402antmicro-footprints:C_0402_1005MetricC93, C101, C104, C112, C188, C189, C196, C201, C202, C208, C209, C248, C249
11C_10n_0402antmicro-footprints:C_0402_1005MetricC13, C32, C34, C40, C42, C55, C58, C64, C195, C254, C255
10FB_120Z_1.2A_TDK-MPZ_0402antmicro-footprints:FB_0402_1005MetricFB2, FB3, FB4, FB5, FB6, FB7, FB8, FB9, FB10, FB11
9NTS0102_XSONantmicro-footprints:XSON-8_1x1.95mm_P0.5mmU14, U19, U20, U21, U24, U25, U27, U29, U30
9R_49k9_0402antmicro-footprints:R_0402_1005MetricR5, R31, R32, R33, R34, R35, R36, R37, R38
8C_47u_0603antmicro-footprints:C_0603_1608MetricC21, C29, C47, C54, C66, C67, C233, C262
8R_100k_0402antmicro-footprints:R_0402_1005MetricR1, R63, R69, R80, R81, R82, R100, R164
7C_4n7_0402antmicro-footprints:C_0402_1005MetricC9, C24, C25, C27, C38, C56, C57
7DMG1012T-7antmicro-footprints:SOT-523Q2, Q4, Q5, Q6, Q7, Q8, Q10
7R_4k7_0402antmicro-footprints:R_0402_1005MetricR39, R40, R41, R92, R95, R105, R106
6Fiducial_1mm_Mask2mmantmicro-footprints:Fiducial_1mm_Mask2mmFD1, FD2, FD3, FD4, FD5, FD6
6R_1k_0402antmicro-footprints:R_0402_1005MetricR42, R44, R58, R59, R74, R75
6R_4x0R_0201_arrayantmicro-footprints:R_Array_4x0201_Panasonic_EXB18VR22, R23, R24, R25, R26, R27
5C_1n_0402antmicro-footprints:C_0402_1005MetricC1, C26, C30, C51, C52
5R_2k2_0402antmicro-footprints:R_0402_1005MetricR73, R79, R96, R103, R141
4AXGD10402KRantmicro-footprints:D_0402_1005MetricD1, D2, D3, D4
4MP_NPTH_Drill2.7mmantmicro-footprints:MP_NPTH_Drill2.7mmMP1, MP2, MP3, MP4
4R_0R01_0603antmicro-footprints:R_0603_1608MetricR21, R47, R48, R49
4TPS2117DRLRantmicro-footprints:SOT-583U4, U5, U9, U10
3C_22n_0402antmicro-footprints:C_0402_1005MetricC28, C44, C96
3R_0R_22.4A_0603antmicro-footprints:R_0603_1608MetricR20, R53, R62
24x0R_0402_arrayantmicro-footprints:4x0R_0402_array_EXB28VR107, R108
2C_47n_0402antmicro-footprints:C_0402_1005MetricC48, C50
2C_4u7_0402antmicro-footprints:C_0402_1005MetricC113, C226
2C_4x100nF_0508_1220Metric_arrayantmicro-footprints:C_Array_0508_1220MetricC171, C172
2C_Pol_330u_6.3V_KEMET-T520-Bantmicro-footprints:C_Pol_EIA-BC60, C65
2L_1u5_2.8A_0806antmicro-footprints:L_0806_2016MetricL3, L5
2L_1u_3.2A_0805antmicro-footprints:L_0805_2012MetricL2, L4
2PI3USB102GZLEXantmicro-footprints:UQFN-10_1.4x1.8x0.5mm_P0.4mmU22, U23
2Plug_Hirose_DF40_2x50_DF40C-100DP-0.4Vantmicro-footprints:Conn_Plug_Hirose_DF40_2x50_DF40C-100DP-0.4VJ1, J4
2R_470R_0402antmicro-footprints:R_0402_1005MetricR71, R72
2R_50R_0402antmicro-footprints:R_0402_1005MetricR88, R89
2R_590R_0402antmicro-footprints:R_0402_1005MetricR68, R70
174LVC1T45GMantmicro-footprints:SOT-886U18
1AO3401Aantmicro-footprints:SOT-23-3Q9
1C_22p_0402antmicro-footprints:C_0402_1005MetricC111
1C_3n3_0402antmicro-footprints:C_0402_1005MetricC5
1C_470n_0402antmicro-footprints:C_0402_1005MetricC89
1CrossLink_LIF-MD6000-6JMG80Iantmicro-footprints:BGA-80_7x7mm_Layout10x10_P0.65mmU16
1DP83867ISRGZRantmicro-footprints:VQFN-48_7x7mm_P0.5mm_EP4.1x4.1mmU11
1DSC557-0343FI1antmicro-footprints:VQFN-14-1EP_3.2x2.5mm_P0.5mm_Layout4x3U17
1DZDH0401DWantmicro-footprints:SOT-363Q3
1FB_470Z_1A_Murata-BLM18PG_0603antmicro-footprints:FB_0603_1608MetricFB1
1LED_G_0603_LTST-C190GKTantmicro-footprints:LED_0603_1608Metric_GD5
1LED_RGB_1204_LTST-S310F2KT_Horizontalantmicro-footprints:LED_1204_3210Metric_RGB_HorizontalD6
1L_1u5_7.5A_Coilcraft-XEL4020antmicro-footprints:L_Coilcraft-XEL4020L1
1L_2u2_1.2A_0603antmicro-footprints:L_0603_1608MetricL6
1MP5424GRMantmicro-footprints:QFN-26_3.5x4.5x1mm_P0.45mmU7
1MP8869Santmicro-footprints:MPS_QFN-14_MP8869SU8
1MPFS250T-FCVG484antmicro-footprints:BGA-484_19x19mm_Layout22x22_P0.8mm_FCVG484U1
1MT25QL01GBBB1EW9-0SITantmicro-footprints:W-PDFN-8-1EP_8x6mm_P1.27mm_EP4.3x3.4mmU3
1MT53D512M32D2_WFBGAantmicro-footprints:BGA-200_10.0x14.5mm_Layout12x22_P0.80x0.65mmU12
1Oscillator_125MHz_DSC1103DI2antmicro-footprints:Oscillator_SMD_Microchip_DSC1103DI2_2.5x2x0.85mmY3
1Oscillator_24MHz_ESC_2016MVantmicro-footprints:Oscillator_SMD_ECS_2016MV_2x1.6x0.85mmY1
1Oscillator_25MHz_ESC_2016MVantmicro-footprints:Oscillator_SMD_ECS_2016MV_2x1.6x0.85mmY2
1Oscillator_32.768kHz_ECS_2520MVantmicro-footprints:Oscillator_SMD_ECS_2520MV_2.5x2mmY4
1Oscillator_50MHz_ECS_1612MVantmicro-footprints:Oscillator_SMD_ECS_1612MV_1.6x1.2x0.6mmY5
1PAC1934T_WLCSPantmicro-footprints:WLCSP-16_2.25x2.17x0.68mm_Layout4x4_P0.5x0.5mmU6
1PI3HDX511DZLEantmicro-footprints:TQFN-30-1EP_2.5x4.5mm_P0.4mm_Layout5x10U15
1R_11k_0402antmicro-footprints:R_0402_1005MetricR67
1R_12k_0402antmicro-footprints:R_0402_1005MetricR166
1R_1M_0402antmicro-footprints:R_0402_1005MetricR61
1R_1k5_0402antmicro-footprints:R_0402_1005MetricR137
1R_205k_0402antmicro-footprints:R_0402_1005MetricR19
1R_20k_0402antmicro-footprints:R_0402_1005MetricR3
1R_240R_0402antmicro-footprints:R_0402_1005MetricR76
1R_270k_0402antmicro-footprints:R_0402_1005MetricR66
1R_27R_0402antmicro-footprints:R_0402_1005MetricR65
1R_30k9_0402antmicro-footprints:R_0402_1005MetricR2
1R_4R7_0402antmicro-footprints:R_0402_1005MetricR11
1R_4k75_0.5%_0402antmicro-footprints:R_0402_1005MetricR153
1R_8k06_0402antmicro-footprints:R_0402_1005MetricR18
1R_93k1_0402antmicro-footprints:R_0402_1005MetricR64

The 464 most common of 473 parts.

Questions

How big is the Polarfire som PCB?

It measures 55 × 40 mm and has 14 copper layers, 1.66 mm thick.

What parts does the Polarfire som use?

473 parts, built around the LIF-MD6000-6JMG80I, MP5424GRM-0000-Z, MP8869SGL-P and MT25QL01GBBB1EW9-0SIT. 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 Polarfire som KiCad files?

From the antmicro/polarfire-som repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is polarfire-som.kicad_pcb and its schematic bottom-connector.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Polarfire som design in my own project?

Its repository publishes it under the Apache-2.0 licence: you may reuse it on that licence's terms (keep the author's notice, and for a copyleft licence share your changes alike).

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