• DocumentCode
    2964402
  • Title

    A review of RF ESD protection design [RF IC applications]

  • Author

    Wang, Albert

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Illinois Inst. of Technol., Chicago, IL, USA
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    2004
  • Firstpage
    20
  • Lastpage
    23
  • Abstract
    This paper reviews design and analysis of on-chip ESD (electrostatic discharge) protection circuits for RF ICs. ESD protection basics, key issues in RF ESD protection, design methods, RF ESD protection evaluation techniques and RF ESD protection solutions are discussed.
  • Keywords
    electrostatic discharge; integrated circuit design; radiofrequency integrated circuits; ESD protection design; ESD protection evaluation techniques; RF IC; on-chip electrostatic discharge protection circuits; Breakdown voltage; Clamps; Design methodology; Electrostatic discharge; MOS devices; Predictive models; Protection; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency integrated circuits; Thermal resistance;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microelectronics and Electron Devices, 2004 IEEE Workshop on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8369-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/WMED.2004.1297340
  • Filename
    1297340