Design and implementation of ESD protection for a 5.5 GHz Low Noise Amplifier (LNA) fabricated in a 90 nm RF CMOS technology is presented. An on-chip inductor, added as 'plug-and-play',is used as ESD protection for the RF pins. The consequences of design and process, as well as the limited freedom on the ESD protection implementation for all pins to be protected are presented in detail and additional improvements are suggested.
Thijs, S, Natarajan, MI, Linten, D, Vassilev, V, Daenen, T, Scholten, AJ, Degraeve, R, Wambacq, P & Groeseneken, G 2004, ESD Protection for 5.5 GHz LNA in 90 nm RF CMOS - Implementation Concepts, Constraints and Solutions. in Proceedings EOS/ESD Symposium, Dallas, USA, Sept.19-23, 2004. pp. 40-49, Finds and Results from the Swedish Cyprus Expedition: A Gender Perspective at the Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Sweden, 21/09/09.
Thijs, S., Natarajan, M. I., Linten, D., Vassilev, V., Daenen, T., Scholten, A. J., Degraeve, R., Wambacq, P., & Groeseneken, G. (2004). ESD Protection for 5.5 GHz LNA in 90 nm RF CMOS - Implementation Concepts, Constraints and Solutions. In Proceedings EOS/ESD Symposium, Dallas, USA, Sept.19-23, 2004 (pp. 40-49)
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title = "ESD Protection for 5.5 GHz LNA in 90 nm RF CMOS - Implementation Concepts, Constraints and Solutions",
abstract = "Design and implementation of ESD protection for a 5.5 GHz Low Noise Amplifier (LNA) fabricated in a 90 nm RF CMOS technology is presented. An on-chip inductor, added as 'plug-and-play',is used as ESD protection for the RF pins. The consequences of design and process, as well as the limited freedom on the ESD protection implementation for all pins to be protected are presented in detail and additional improvements are suggested.",
keywords = "ESD, RF CMOS",
author = "S. Thijs and Natarajan, {Mahadeva Iyer} and Dimitri Linten and V. Vassilev and T. Daenen and A.j. Scholten and R. Degraeve and Piet Wambacq and G. Groeseneken",
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day = "19",
language = "English",
pages = "40--49",
booktitle = "Proceedings EOS/ESD Symposium, Dallas, USA, Sept.19-23, 2004",
note = "Finds and Results from the Swedish Cyprus Expedition: A Gender Perspective at the Medelhavsmuseet ; Conference date: 21-09-2009 Through 25-09-2009",
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