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Design of 2.4-GHz T/R switch with embedded ESD protection devices in CMOS process
(2017-11-01)
Lin, Chun-Yu
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Liu, Rui-Hong
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Ker, Ming-Dou
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電子工程學系及電子研究所
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Department of Electronics Engineering and Institute of Electronics
As CMOS processes advanced, the integration of radio-frequency (RF) integrated circuits was increasing. In order to protect the fully-integrated RF transceiver from electrostatic discharge (ESD) damage, the transmit/receive (T/R) switch of transceiver frond-end should be carefully designed to bypass the ESD current. This work presented a technique of embedded ESD protection device to enhance the ESD capability of T/R switch. The embedded ESD protection devices of diodes and silicon-controlled rectifier (SCR) are generated between the transistors in T/R switch without using additional ESD protection device. The design procedure of RF circuits without ESD protection device can be simplified. The test circuits of 2.4-GHz transceiver frond-end with T/R switch, PA, and LNA have been integrated and implemented in nanoscale CMOS process to test their performances during RF operations and ESD stresses. The test results confirm that the embedded ESD protection devices can provide sufficient ESD protection capability and it is free from degrading circuit performances. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
ESD Self-Protection Design on 2.4-GHz T/R Switch for RF Application in CMOS Process
(2016)
Lin, Chun-Yu
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Liu, Rui-Hong
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Ker, Ming-Dou
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電子工程學系及電子研究所
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Department of Electronics Engineering and Institute of Electronics
An RF transceiver front-end for 2.4GHz applications realized by a fully integrated T/R switch with ESD self-protection capability is presented in this work. Experimental results show that the proposed design without using any additional ESD protection device can provide enough ESD self-protection capability with good RF performances.