2009•Unpublished venueRequires access
ESD protection for RF/AMS ICs: Design and optimization
X. Wang, He Tang, Litian Lin, Q. Fang, Hui Lin Zhao, Albert Z. Wang, G. Zhang, X. Wang, Yunyan Zhou, Lee Yang, H. Chen
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Abstract
This paper reviews key factors to practical ESD protection design for RF and analog/mixed-signal (AMS) ICs, including general challenges emerging, ESD-RFIC interactions, RF ESD design optimization and prediction, RF ESD design characterization, ESD-RFIC co-design technique, etc. Practical design examples are discussed. It means to provide a systematic and practical design flow for whole-chip ESD protection design optimization and prediction for RF/AMS ICs to ensure 1stSi design success.