A 2kV ESD-Protected 18GHz LNA with 4dB NF in 0.13μm CMOS

As the frequency spectrum below 10GHz is becoming extremely crowded alternative higher frequency bands are getting a large attention despite their associated high dispersion losses and need for a direct line-of-sight. Recently, numerous published work have targeted the free spectrum at 60GHz, but near-future commercial applications may prefer the frequency bands at 17 to 17.2GHz (ETSI) and/or 24 to 24.2GHz (ISM band) to enable the use of cheap package options (VQFN or flip-chip), and classical board- and antenna-mounting techniques.