• DocumentCode
    638385
  • Title

    An ultra-compact SP4T cellular antenna switch in 3.3V CMOS thick-film SOI

  • Author

    Blaschke, V. ; Unikovski, A. ; Zwingman, Robert

  • Author_Institution
    TowerJazz, Newport, CA, USA
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    14-18 April 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    4
  • Abstract
    This paper presents design and characterization results of an ultra-compact SP4T antenna switch fabricated in 3.3V CMOS thick-film SOI. Through “layout-driven” circuit design a small die size of 0.53 mm2 was achieved for a fully integrated switch die containing RF-section, I/O pads, ESD, decoder, level shifters and negative vss charge pump.
  • Keywords
    CMOS integrated circuits; cellular radio; electrostatic discharge; integrated circuit manufacture; mobile antennas; mobile handsets; radiofrequency integrated circuits; silicon-on-insulator; CMOS thick-film SOI; ESD; I/O pads; decoder; layout-driven circuit design; level shifters; ultra-compact SP4T cellular antenna switch; voltage 3.3 V; Batteries; Electrostatic discharges; Harmonic analysis; Insertion loss; Power system harmonics; Switches; Switching circuits; RF CMOS; SOI; cellular antenna switch; charge pump; front-end module; harmonics; insertion loss; intermodulation distortion;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Wireless Symposium (IWS), 2013 IEEE International
  • Conference_Location
    Beijing
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IEEE-IWS.2013.6616791
  • Filename
    6616791