Modified LC-tank ESD protection design for 60-GHz RF applications

Chun Yu Lin*, Li Wei Chu, Shiang Yu Tsai, Ming Dou Ker, Tse Hua Lu, Tsun Lai Hsu, Ping Fang Hung, Ming Hsiang Song, Jen Chou Tseng, Tzu Heng Chang, Ming Hsien Tsai

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Nanoscale CMOS technologies, which were sensitive to electrostatic discharge (ESD), have been widely used to implement radio-frequency (RF) integrated circuits. Against ESD damages, ESD protection design must be included in RF circuits. A novel modified LC-tank ESD protection design was presented in this work. Such ESD protection circuit had been designed for 60-GHz RF applications and verified in a 65-nm CMOS process. The modified LC-tank can lower the power loss and reduce the layout area under the required human-body-model (HBM) ESD robustness, as compared with the traditional designs. With the better performances, the modified LC-tank ESD protection design was very suitable for RF ESD protection.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2011 20th European Conference on Circuit Theory and Design, ECCTD 2011
Pages57-60
Number of pages4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011
Externally publishedYes
Event2011 20th European Conference on Circuit Theory and Design, ECCTD 2011 - Linkoping, Sweden
Duration: 2011 Aug 292011 Aug 31

Publication series

Name2011 20th European Conference on Circuit Theory and Design, ECCTD 2011

Other

Other2011 20th European Conference on Circuit Theory and Design, ECCTD 2011
Country/TerritorySweden
CityLinkoping
Period2011/08/292011/08/31

Keywords

  • Electrostatic discharge (ESD)
  • LC-tank
  • radio frequency (RF)

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Hardware and Architecture
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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