Case study

Game Boy DMG-CPU Schematics: reconstructing the DMG-CPU B chip

Game Boy DMG-CPU Schematics reconstructs the Game Boy DMG-CPU B chip and SM83 core as KiCad schematics, Electric VLSI layouts and text netlists. Its overlay labels cells and wires on chip die shots, while the netlists record their connections and coordinates.

Targets: Firmware
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-08

Stars: 55
Last commit: 2026-09-07
Language: KiCad Schematic
License (GitHub): CC-BY-SA-4.0

GitHub data as of 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Die-shot images are needed to view the overlay with an SVG viewer or editor.
Prerequisites: The netlists can be parsed with nlconv.
License: Licensed under CC-BY-SA-4.0.

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BibTeX

@misc{dmg-schematics-case,
  title = {{Game Boy DMG-CPU Schematics: reconstructing the DMG-CPU B chip}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/msinger/dmg-schematics}},
  url = {https://github.com/msinger/dmg-schematics},
  urldate = {2026-11-08},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/dmg-schematics-case/}}
}

Plain text

Game Boy DMG-CPU Schematics: reconstructing the DMG-CPU B chip. https://github.com/msinger/dmg-schematics (accessed 2026-11-08). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/dmg-schematics-case/

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README.md GitHub · msinger/dmg-schematics · Revision 28f66ae