Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) for RF Design

This course will focus on RF devices, RF ESD design fundamentals, RF ESD failure mechanisms, and RF ESD circuits. In addition, the course will discuss RF computer aided design (CAD) methodologies for co-synthesis of ESD and RF networks.

The course will first discuss the ESD digital design practice, and how the digital design practice is different from the ESD RF design practice. The course will focus on fundamental concepts of ESD digital and RF design practices, and then show how these fundamental concepts are integrated into present day off-chip driver networks, receiver networks and network design, and miscellaneous circuit functions used in both digital, analog and RF design; from the basic elements, the ESD design synthesis will also be shown. The technology applications will extend from RF CMOS, RF Silicon Germanium, Silicon Germanium Carbon and Gallium Arsenide. ESD failure mechanisms from HBM, MM, and CDM failures in modern day networks will be discussed, and the specific solutions utilized in the off-chip drivers and receivers will be shown for both digital and RF circuits

We offer this and all courses as On Site Training

WHAT THE COURSE COVERS:
    Digital Fundamental Concepts of ESD Design
  • Concepts of ESD Design
  • Device Response to External Events
  • Alternate Current Loops
  • Switches
  • Decoupling of Current Paths
  • Decoupling of Feedback Loops
  • Decoupling of Power Rails
  • Local and Global Distribution
  • Usage of Parasitic Elements
  • Buffering, Ballasting
  • Unused Sections of a Semiconductor Device
  • Circuit or Chip Function: Impedance Matching between Floating and Non-Floating Networks
  • Unconnected Structures
  • Utilization of “Dummy Structures and Dummy Circuits"

    • RF ESD Design
  • What Makes RF ESD Design Unique?
  • RF ESD Design Fundamentals
  • Frequency Separation between ESD and RF phenomenon
  • RF ESD Co-synthesis
  • Impedance Isolation
  • Cancellation Methodology
  • Use of Inductors
  • Use of Capacitors
  • Matching and ESD Integration
  • Smith Chart and ESD
  • RF ESD metrics
  • Capacitors and ESD
  • Inductors and ESD
  • Biasing of RF Circuits
  • Stability and ESD
  • Emitter Degeneration with Resistive Elements
  • Emitter Degeneration with Inductors

    • RF ESD Degradation and Testing Techniques
  • ESD RF test techniques
  • S-parameter Degradation
  • Impedence degradation Techniques
  • Time Domain Reflection (TDR) ESD techniques
  • Unity current gain cutoff frequency – collector current Degradation
  • d.c. versus RF Parameters
  • Insitu versus non-insitu RF ESD testing techniques
  • Eye Test ESD degradation
    • RF ESD Devices
  • Choosing the Best ESD network for the RF Circuit and Application

    • RF ESD Design Techniques
  • Method of Lumped versus Distributed ESD load
  • Method of Capacitance Transfer to ESD load
  • Method of ESD Cancellation
  • Method of Impedance Isolation
  • Method LC Isolation

    • RF ESD Design Integration and Design Synthesis
  • Analog, Digital and RF Domain Integration
  • Active Noise Suppression Networks and ESD
  • RF Pads, and ESD Integration

    • RF CMOS Technology
  • RF CMOS Passive elements
  • Inductors
  • Capacitors
  • MIM Capacitors
  • M-ILD-M Capacitors
  • Vertical Parallel Plate Capacitors
  • RF CMOS Active elements
  • RF ESD Circuits
  • RF CMOS ESD Input Circuits
  • Inductor/Diode Design
  • Diode/Inductor Design
  • RF CMOS Power Clamps

    • RF BiCMOS Silicon Germanium Technology
  • RF Passive / Active elements
  • RF Silicon Germanium ESD Circuits

    • RF BiCMOS Silicon Germanium Carbon Technology
  • RF SiGeC ESD Results
  • RF SiGeC ESD Circuits
  • RF SiGeC ESD Power Clamps
    • RF Gallium Arsenide Technology
  • RF Passive / Active elements
  • RF GaAs ESD Circuits

    • RF Receivers
  • Bipolar Transistor Receivers
  • Single Ended Receiver Circuits
  • Single Ended Receivers Circuits with Resistive Feedback
  • Single Ended Cascode Circuits
  • Single Ended Cascode with Balun Output
  • Differential Receiver Circuits
  • RF CMOS Transistor Receivers
  • Single Ended, Differential, Receivers and ESD solutions

    • Analog and RF Design and Circuits
  • Low Noise Amplifiers (LNA)
  • ESD and LNA Design
  • Power Amplifiers (PA)

    • RF ESD Power Clamps
  • ESD Power Clamps: Bipolar-Based: Si, Silicon Germanium, and Gallium Arsenide
  • Bipolar ESD Power Clamp: Voltage-Triggered ESD Power Clamps
  • Bipolar ESD Power Clamp: Zener Breakdown Voltage-Triggered
  • Bipolar ESD Power Clamp: BVCEO Voltage-Triggered ESD Power Clamps
  • Bipolar ESD Power Clamp: Mixed-Voltage, Interface Forward-Bias Voltage
  • Ultra Low-Voltage Forward-Biased Voltage-Trigger
  • Capacitively-Triggered
  • Silicon Controlled Rectifier-based

    • RF ESD Computer Aided Design Methodology
  • ESD Library Methodology
  • Parameterized Cells
  • Hierarchical Parameterized Cells
  • Advantages of the RF ESD CAD Methodology
  • Test Site
  • Testing
  • Checking and Verification
  • Release Process
  • Guard Rings
  • Theory and Characterization
  • Design

    • Off-Chip Protection Concepts
  • Spark Gaps
  • Field Emission Devices
  • Transient Voltage Suppression Devices
  • Polymer Voltage Suppression Devices
  • Proximity Communication Techniques


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