Title :
LNA design optimization with reference to ESD protection circuitry
Author :
Sridharan, Sharmila ; Nayak, Ghanshyam ; Mukund, P.R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Rochester Inst. of Technol., NY, USA
Abstract :
Design of Low Noise Amplifiers (LNA) is usually done without considering the effect of electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuitry, even though the protection circuitry is an essential and integral part of the system performance. In this paper, we demonstrate the importance of co-design of the protection circuitry and the LNA, with a theoretical derivation for optimization of LNA performance. Simulation, using TSMC 0.25um process, is used to validate the theory.
Keywords :
amplifiers; circuit optimisation; electrostatic discharge; protection; 0.25 micron; ESD protection circuit; design optimization; low-noise amplifier; Circuit simulation; Design optimization; Electrostatic discharge; Impedance matching; Inductance; Inductors; Narrowband; Parasitic capacitance; Protection; Radio frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 2003. ISCAS '03. Proceedings of the 2003 International Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7761-3
DOI :
10.1109/ISCAS.2003.1205536
