A 5 kV HBM transformer-based ESD protected 5-6 GHz LNA
- 1 June 2007
- conference paper
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- No. 21585601,p. 100-101
- https://doi.org/10.1109/vlsic.2007.4342677
Abstract
Integrated designs in deep-submicron CMOS require ESD protection for their I/O pins. Since CMOS scaling drastically lowers the breakdown voltage of a MOS transistor, the available design window for ESD protection is narrowing. An inductor-based ESD protection offers superb protection but is severely area consuming. In this paper we propose a transformer-based ESD protection for inductor-based LNAs. We demonstrate that the proposed technique offers excellent ESD protection and RF performance without the loss of area.Keywords
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