Title :
A review of RF ESD protection design [RF IC applications]
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Illinois Inst. of Technol., Chicago, IL, USA
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;
Conference_Titel :
Microelectronics and Electron Devices, 2004 IEEE Workshop on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8369-9
DOI :
10.1109/WMED.2004.1297340
