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ESD protection for Low Power RF front end



Anyone struggling with ESD damage to low power RF frontend when using external antenna?

 

I found this device solves the problem. Place it across the antenna terminal on the PCB.

 

The part is a 0.2pF diode from Infineon. ESD0p2RF.

 

See:

 

http://www.infineon.com/dgdl/esd0p2rfseries.pdf?folderId=db3a30431441fb5d01149221c9230fb2&fileId=db3a30431ed1d7b2011f402d75b34eae

 Regards

Arthur