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
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