Title :
Cancellation technique to provide ESD protection for multi-GHz RF inputs
Author :
Hyvonen, S. ; Joshi, S. ; Rosenbaum, E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Illinois Univ., Urbana, IL, USA
fDate :
2/6/2003 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A technique to provide ESD protection for multi-GHz R-F inputs is presented. It provides protection against both human body model (HBM) and charged device model (CDM) type events with minimal effect on RE performance. A 5.25 GHz LNA protected by this means has a measured HBM ESD protection level of 3.6 kV.
Keywords :
BiCMOS analogue integrated circuits; CMOS analogue integrated circuits; MMIC amplifiers; electrostatic discharge; protection; radiofrequency integrated circuits; 2.5 V; 3.6 kV; 5 mW; 5.25 GHz; CDM type events; ESD protection; HBM type events; LNA; RF performance; SiGe; cancellation technique; charged device model; human body model; low noise amplifier; multi-GHz RF inputs;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20030221
