Lincoln road, ms r117 kokomo, indiana 469049005 317 4517084 t. Predevelopment conditions may show disturbance to existing soils and in these cases. Esd protection circuitry and the core rf ic circuit. Lid consulting recently completed the preparation of esd design guidelines for a melbourne growth area council. Guan, et al, esdrfic codesign methodology, invited, proc. This paper discusses critical aspects for codesign of ultra wideband uwb systemonchip soc and onchip electrostatic discharge esd protection, which are beyond the considerations on data rate and bandwidth. Overview on esd protection designs of lowparasitic capacitance.
This paper presents a new esdrfic codesign methodology, including rf esd design optimization and characterization, as well as rf io rematching techniques, developed to enable wholechip design optimization of esdprotected rf ic circuits, which is verified by practical designs in 0. Concurrent design of wideband rfic and esd request pdf. The insertion loss and isolation together with esd protection capability have been compared which shows the importance of esdrfic codesign. Each chapter details the esd threats and the methodology behind the seed system efficient esd design concept promoted by the industry council on esd target levels, and used in. The scaling down of technology increases the prerequisite of protection from release of inert electrical energy. Critical topics to be covered include esd failure fundamentals and test models, esd protection structures, amsrf esd designs, tvsemi designs, mixedmode esd simulationdesign methodology. There were many individuals who contributed to the publication of the cps tp63. An electrical system experiences an esd event what can happen in a system level esd event. Esd scheme of radio frequency integrated circuit is a large challenge as defect of the esd device model and communication. Uwb esd co design techniques, simulation and measurement results for these uwb rf modules are presented in detail.
Conventional procedures of design, such as drawing, can be regarded as design methods, but since the 1950s new procedures have been developed that are more usually grouped together. In digital design, verification separated from design and today dominates the majority of the engineering effort. Seed methodology for optimizing an esd rf frontend design part 3 of 3 the last post in our esd series explains how to use modeling and simulation to ensure your mobile devices esd protection will pass systemlevel iec stress testing before you. Albert wang, onchip esd protection for integrated circuits an ic design perspective, kluwer academic publishers, boston, 2002, isbn. Rfics can be the simplest sp1t switch, up to the whole front end of a radio transceiver.
Rf esd protection circuitry design emerges as a big challenge to rf ic design, where the main problem is associated with performance degradation of rf ic due to esd induced parasitics. Practical esd protection codesign techniques for ics. Schmittlandsiedel1 1institute for technical electronics, technical university munich, germany 2in. Design methods are procedures, techniques, aids, or tools for designing. This paper presents a new esd rfic co design methodology, including rf esd design optimization and characterization, as well as rf io rematching techniques, developed to enable wholechip design optimization of esd protected rf ic circuits, which is verified by practical designs in 0. Classifications of esd susceptible items per esd handbook esd tr20. Clarifies the concept of system level esd protection. It has been difficult to incorporate the esd impacts into rf ic design due to lack of proper co design approach and esd device models. First, the thesis introduces the onchip esd events, the scaling and design challenges, and the nomenclatures necessary for later chapters. Wileyieee press has released system level esd codesign, a complete background and reference for engineers and managers dealing with esd simulation and analysis each chapter details the esd threats and the methodology behind the seed system efficient esd design concept promoted by the industry council on esd target.
Esd design documents so that product esd design is addressed properly from the beginning. As new technologies develop, esd susceptibility levels drop in the hard drive industry esd susceptibility levels are down to an incredible 5 volts. Techniques and methods july 4, 2012 penny 2 comments this is a work in progress bibliography of industry articles and academic papers that describe, discuss or demonstrate various codesign and collaborative workshop techniques. When a charged object contacts another object at a different potential, the charge is equalized between the two objects. We can distinguish three different phases over the last 40 years. Developing,implementing,and managing a successful esd program requires a total system approach that extends from product design to customer acceptance. Generally rfics contain the analog front end of a radio transceiver, or some part of it. Design methodology design process traverses iteratively between three abstractions. Over the past decade the static control industry has come a long way. Radio frequency switch design with interference suppression and.
These guidelines provide certainty to council officers, consultants and developers in relation to esd requirements in all development types, while also improving the sustainability performance of all developments in the council area. Routledge international handbook of participatory design design. Charvaka duvvury, formerly texas instruments, usa charvaka duvvury, formerly of texas instruments, is currently working as a technical consultant on esd design methods and esd qualification support. So, we thought this would be a good opportunity to share more details with you. Wireless receiver architectures and design download. Design examples have been implemented in a commercial rfcmos processes to demonstrate the working principles for key uwb transmitter and receiver circuit blocks. Impulse radio uwb system architecture has been defined with critical building blocks proposed and verified, including pulse generator. A critical correlation between transmissionline pulse withstand current and humanbody model. Agrawal fa foster dai 200 broun hall, auburn university auburn, al 368495201, usa 1. Rfic design and testing for wireless communications topics monday, july 21, 2008. Tcad methodology for esd robustness prediction of smart power. It will start at an introductory level and will bring the reader right up to the stateoftheart. Through careful rf and esd circuit co design, good rf performance and esd immunity are achieved.
In this paper, a novel codesign methodology incorporating devicelevel simulation of esd device and rf circuit design is proposed. Through careful rf and esd circuit codesign, good rf performance and esd immunity are achieved. Basic concepts linearity, noise figure, dynamic range by vishwani d. They offer a number of different kinds of activities that a designer might use within an overall design process. This paper presents the development of electrostatic discharge esd protection circuitry for a threestage power amplifier pa designed for 1. This paper investigates the codesign approach and its design activities.
It potentially transforms existing esd design practices for beyond20gbps ics to balance the needs for robust esd protection and ultrahigh data rate in certain systems. He has published over 150 technical papers and holds more than 70 patents. The most important sources are microcontrollers, oscillator circuits, digital ics, switching regulators, transmitters, esd and lightning. There are a lot of sources which can cause rf noise. He is a cofounder and cochair of the industry council on esd target levels and has been. Design considerations for systemlevel esd circuit protection introduction as technology has evolved, mobile electronic devices have also evolved to become an integral part of peoples lives and cultures. Hbm and cdm requirements and simulation approach e. However, most of the design and methodology of the 2000 cps design and methodology remains the same as that of january 1994, which is documented in cps tp63rv. The advent of haptics for tablets and smartphones has encouraged increasing interaction with these devices. Tentatively, the 2007 spring semester new subject will be teamtaught by dan frey and yours truly, with a cameo by roy welsch.
Esd scheme of radio frequency integrated circuit is a large challenge as defect of the esd device model and communication between the main lna circuit and the protection circuit. Esd design of rfic is a great issue due to the lack of esd device models and the interactions between esd protection and core circuits of rfic. Object becomes charged discharges to another charging levels range from 1 v to 35,000 v discharge currents range from 1 a to 60 a or more what is a system level esd event. The methodology applied for research objective 1 is. Request pdf codesign of esd protection and lna in rfic this paper introduces a new fom figure of merit to evaluate the overall performance of esd and lna and presents a design procedure of. An esd service subject if we are successful, we should attract students from elsewhere in the soe who are not associated with esd. It is also possible for a methodology to be generic enough to apply to all design. In some cases, they are associated with a type of design such as architecture or graphic design. This document pdf may be used for research, teaching and private study purposes. A comparison of electrostatic discharge models and failure. Scrs must be in performance, gradually more noteworthy part in the esd protection.
In this paper, a novel co design methodology incorporating devicelevel simulation of esd device and rf circuit design is proposed. Tcad methodology for esd robustness prediction of smart power esd devices christophe salamero, nicolas nolhier, amaury gendron, marise ba. A tvs is generally designed to offer as low of an impedance to ground for iesd as its overall design constraints will allow. Several rf esd co design solutions are discussed allowing both high rfperformance and good esd immunity for frequencies up to and beyond 5 ghz. Any integrated circuit for used in the frequency range. Sep 15, 2011 esd protection is well considered for each related block.
When using the chapter 5 methodology, the following considerations apply to esd design. Rfic design and testing for wireless communications a pragati ti india technical university course july 18, 21, 22, 2008 lecture 6. Invited esdrfic codesign methodology ieee conference. A voltage vt and current it transient as this occurs is as shown in the figure below. Emc and systemesd design guidelines for board layout. The first dedicated resource to systemlevel esd co design, this is an essential reference for industry esd designers, system builders, ic suppliers and customers and also original equipment manufacturers oems. Introduces a co design approach for esd robust systems. Wileyieee press has released system level esd co design, a complete background and reference for engineers and managers dealing with esd simulation and analysis. Critical topics to be covered include esd failure fundamentals and test models, esd protection structures, amsrf esd designs, tvsemi designs, mixedmode esd simulationdesign methodology, esd design optimization and prediction skills, and esdcircuitmodulesystem codesign techniques, etc. This paper presents a new esdrfic codesign methodology, including rf esd design optimization and characterization, as well as rf io rematching techniques, developed to enable wholechip design. Lo design risk easier to design lna and mi erlow design risk, easier to design lna and mixer disadvantages. Design considerations for systemlevel esd circuit protection. It is the main objective of this work to address the scaling and design challenges of esd protection in deeply scaled technologies.
Esd protection layout guide the impedance presented to iesd is a function of any impedance inherent with the tvs in the diode array and the package of the tvs and the pcb layout between the esd source and the tvs ground. Practical esdtvsemi design examples will be discussed. It has been difficult to incorporate the esd impacts into rf ic design due to lack of proper codesign approach and esd device models. Desensitization small signal experiences a vanishingly small gain when coexists with a large signal, even if the small signal itself does not drive the system into nonlinear range. Chip, package, and pcb codesign methodology to address pdn design challenges for highperformance socs and fpgas date. Special attention is also paid to the layout of both active and passive components. Eos esd symposium 95175 a comparison of electrostatic discharge models and failure signatures for cmos integrated circuit devices m. Codesign methodology to provide high esd protection levels in advanced. Advantages and limitations of the rf esd design system. A design methodology is an overarching approach to design that may include a set of philosophies, principles, processes and techniques. The comprehensive esdic codesign flow includes esd device optimization.
Basic esd and io design sanjay dabral, timothy maloney. The australian government has released your building a comprehensive best. This paper presents a new esd rfic co design methodology, including rf esd design optimization and characterization, as well as rf io rematching techniques, developed to enable wholechip design. High cost, needs two ifrf synthesizers, mixer, filters and shs, ext l t h saw filtternal components such as saw filter rfic design for wireless communications, fdai, 2008 12. The term codesign refers to a range of things and is a philosophical and political approach to design best applied throughout the design. The influence of the esdprotection parasitics on noise figure, gain, linearity, and matching are investigated. Wholechip esd protection design for rf and ams ics ieee xplore. The esd operations guide is part of a developing suite of guidance publications, developed with agencies and industry, including three editions of the esd design guide, the water efficiency guide office and public buildings and guidance on green leasing.
Design methodology has been changing with increase in complexity. Addressing the growing demand in industry for highspeed io designs, it bridges the gap between esd research and current vlsi design practices and provides a muchneeded reference for practicing engineers who are frequently. A systematic study of esd protection codesign with highspeed. For those readers with an advanced knowledge of research design and methodology, this book can be used as a concise summary of basic research techniques and principles, or as an adjunct to a more advanced research methodology and design textbook. I recently had the pleasure of teaching a workshop on codesign techniques at uts as part of their new design masters program. Codesign of esd protection and uwb rf frontend ics. This paper presents a new esd rfic co design methodology, including rf esd.
A systematic functional verification methodology is required today for arf designs 14,15. Digital integrated circuits design methodologies prentice hall 1995 design methodology design process traverses iteratively between three abstractions. How architects incorporate esd criteria into the design process buckton, j. We were recently approached by a customer who wanted to know more about the different classifications of esd products. Emc and systemesd design guidelines for board layout overview 1. Comprehensive layoutbased esd check methodology with fast fullchip static and macrolevel dynamic solutions. Pdf index termssystem level design, hardware software codesign, heterogeneous embedded systems. Esd operations guide green building council of australia. This paper presents a new esdrfic codesign methodology.
The methodology used will dictate how systems development gets done that is, the. As updates in the design and methodology occur, they will be posted on the internet version. The methodology employs empirical modeling to predict the iv characteristics and esd withstand level of a circuit given the circuits layout parameters. Pdf specification and modeling of hwsw codesign for. Basic esd and io design is the first book devoted to esd electrostatic discharge protection and inputoutput design. Mixedmode esd design method helps to minimize cesd and esdic codesign serves to optimize chip performance 2, 3. How architects incorporate esd criteria into the design. Codesign as collaborative research in facer, k and dunleavy, k. An esd protected rfic power amplifier design request pdf. Several rfesd codesign solutions are discussed allowing both high rfperformance and good esdimmunity for frequencies up to and beyond 5 ghz.
A novel co design and evaluation methodology for esd protection in rfic li li. The seed approach is a comprehensive esd design strategy for system interfaces to prevent hard permanent failures. Rfic design and testing for wireless communications. A novel codesign and evaluation methodology for esd. Wang, onchip esd protection for integrated circuits, kluwer, isbn. To improve the accuracy of parasitic capacitance extraction, this dissertation introduces an enhanced deembedded method with the help of hfss. Comprehensive layoutbased esd check methodology with fast. This paper presents a new esd rfic co design methodology. A novel codesign and evaluation methodology for esd protection in rfic li li.
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