- Prototyping the complete cycle from design to the microchip of a future design challenge. Physical hardware including a 130nm microchip gets created.
- Integration of other the workpackages into hardware for evalutation.
- Evaluation of the created hardware in regards to future challenges.
- Sub-WP 5.1: Development of the Demonstrator system
- Sub-WP 5.2: Microchip design creation by the challenge teams
- Sub-WP 5.3: Tape-Out: Microchip production, Chip package, Dev.-Board
- Sub-WP 5.4: Integration and evaluation of the hardware kit (demonstrator)
- 10/2025 (MS D): Design of the Demonstrator (LAYR 2025: Hardware Kit)
- 04/2026 (MS E): Microchip designs by the teams are ready
- 10/2026 (MS F): Succesfull Tapeout of the designs
- 04/2027 (MS G): Evaluation of the hardware kit ready
10/2025 Design of Demonstrator
The design consists of multiple parts and all of them are available under open-source license here in GitHub:
- The design idea: The doorlock
- The microchip specifications: LAYR challenge
- The package and pinout: LAYR challenge
- The hardware kit: LAYR hardware kit
- The demonstrator: LAYR doorlock example
Link to LAYR 25/26: The Challenge
The LAYR challenge contains the tasks and informations to enter LAYR. Please start with reading the challenge.
Link to LAYR 25/26: The hardware kit
All teams will get a LAYR 25/26 hardware kit. The kits will be distributed by the teams supervisors. The link takes you to the description of the hardware kit and some additional informations about the content and the components.
IMPORTANT: The IDs and KEYS on the Javacards (NFC-cards) are pre-programmed by the LAYR team. A list of the cards, IDs and keys is provided with the descriptions.
Link to LAYR 25/26: The demonstrator