This book enables readers to design effective ESD protection solutions for all mainstream RF
fabrication processes (GaAs pHEMT SiGe HBT CMOS). The new techniques introduced by the
authors have much higher protection levels and much lower parasitic effects than those of
existing ESD protection devices. The authors describe in detail the ESD phenomenon as well as
ESD protection fundamentals standards test equipment and basic design strategies. Readers
will benefit from realistic case studies of ESD protection for RFICs and will learn to increase
significantly modern RFICs' ESD safety level while maximizing RF performance.
