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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>NFC trace impedance</title><link>https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/f/nordic-q-a/59920/nfc-trace-impedance</link><description>Hi, I&amp;#39;m working with nRF52840 with NFC. I don&amp;#39;t have yet the external antenna to connect to (now I&amp;#39;m using uFL), but I&amp;#39;m not sure about the trace width that goes from the chip through uFL. Should it be 50 ohm? 
 In nRF52840 Development Kit NFC pins and</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 13</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2020 10:38:09 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" href="https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/f/nordic-q-a/59920/nfc-trace-impedance" /><item><title>RE: NFC trace impedance</title><link>https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/thread/243861?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2020 10:38:09 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">137ad170-7792-4731-bb38-c0d22fbe4515:f28ca92e-05f4-4a73-b08a-4081a5b73da5</guid><dc:creator>ketiljo</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;The NFC antenna is different from the BLE antenna as it&amp;#39;s differential and not 50 ohm. Also, the frequency is very low so the exact impedance doesn&amp;#39;t matter as much.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The inductance in the antenna is what matters for the NFC antenna. Since the antenna is differential, it&amp;#39;s better to use a two pin connection instead of U:FL which is a single ended connection.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The inductance of the antenna together with the NFC antenna tuning capacitors forms a resonant circuit that is tuned to the NFC frequency, 13.56 MHz. Any change in the connection wires to the antenna can be compensated with the tuning caps.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;So just lay out the tracks as a differential pair.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>