gan bias controller/sequencer module dual supply: - 8 to - 3 v, +12 to +55 v rev. v1 mabc - 001000 - dp000l 1 m/a - com technology solutions inc. (macom) and its affiliates reserve the right to make changes to the product(s) or information contained herein without notice. visit www.macomtech.com for additional data sheets and product information. for further information and support please visit: https://www.macomtech.com/content/customersupport features ? robust gan protection at any power up/power down sequence ? fixed gate bias voltage with pulsed drain bias voltage. add - on module allows for gate pulsing ? open drain output current of 200 ma for external mosfet switch drive ? internal thermistor or external temperature sensor voltage for gate bias sum ? 30 db typical emi/rfi rejection at all i/o ports ? 6.60 x 22.48 mm 2 package with 1 mm pitch smt leads ? target 500 ns total switch transition time ? gate bias output current 50 ma for heavy rf compression ? rohs* compliant and 260c reflow compatible description the mabc - 001000 - dp000l is a bias controller that provides proper gate voltage and pulsed drain voltage biasing for a device under test (dut). applicable duts would be depletion - mode gan (gallium nitride) or gaas (gallium arsenide) power amplifiers or hemt devices. the module also provides bias sequencing so that pulsed drain voltage cannot be applied to a dut unless the negative gate bias voltage is present. the applications section of this datasheet will show how the module can be implemented for the following two applications: ? application option 1: fixed negative gate biasing with pulsed drain biasing. ? application option 2: pulsed negative gate biasing with pulsed drain biasing. both of these applications will recommend the external circuitry and p - channel power mosfet. the mabc - 001000 - dp000l module can also be installed onto an mabc - 001000 - pb1ppr evaluation board for evaluation, test, and characterization purposes. ordering information 2 part number packaging mabc - 001000 - dp000l tray mabc - 001000 - dp00tl tape & reel mabc - 001000 - pb1ppr gate and drain pulsing evaluation board * restrictions on hazardous substances, european union directive 2002/95/ec. pin no. label function 1 gfb gate voltage ( - ) feedback 2 nc no connect 3 gco gate voltage ( - ) control output 4 gci gate voltage ( - ) control input 5 vgs gate ( - ) supply voltage 6 nc no connect 7 gnd ground 8 vds drain (+) supply voltage 9 swg driver output to mos switch gate 10 nc no connect 11 p4v auxiliary +4.3 v dc output 12 ens mos switch enable ttl 13 gnd ground 14 gnd ground pin configuration 1 2. reference application note m513 for reel size information. 1. unused package pins must be left open and not connected to ground. functional schematic 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 1 1 1 0 9 8 7 6 1 3 1 4 + - + - v _ r e g g f b n c g c o g c i v g s e n s p 4 v n c s w g v d s n c g n d g n d g n d
gan bias controller/sequencer module dual supply: - 8 to - 3 v, +12 to +55 v rev. v1 mabc - 001000 - dp000l 2 m/a - com technology solutions inc. (macom) and its affiliates reserve the right to make changes to the product(s) or information contained herein without notice. visit www.macomtech.com for additional data sheets and product information. for further information and support please visit: https://www.macomtech.com/content/customersupport electrical characteristics: t a = 25c symbol parameter conditions min typ max unit v ds supply voltage, positive 10 50 70 v i ds supply current, positive - 14 - ma v gs supply voltage, negative - 8 - 6 0 v i gs supply current, negative - - 3 - ma v enl ens input voltage, low 0 0 0.3 v v enh ens input voltage, high 2 3.3 4.3 v i ens ens input current - 40 - ua v gth input, gate feedback threshold to v gs - 2.7 - v v dth input, drain feedback threshold - 65% v ds - v v gc output voltage, pulsed/fixed gate - 8 - 3.5 0 v v gcr output voltage, pulsed/fixed gate ripple (peak - to - peak) - 50 - mv i gc output gate current, peak - 50 - ma r off output drive, open drain, off state v ds = 50 v temp. = +85c - 4m - ? r on output drive, open drain, on state - 1.2 - ? i on output drive, current, on state - 100 200 ma absolute maximum ratings parameter min. max. supply (+) voltage, v ds 0 v +60 v supply ( - ) voltage, v gs - 10 v 0 v logic voltage, ens, gse - 0.3 v +4.5 analog ( - ) voltage, gci, gfb - 10 v 0 v switch driver voltage, swg 0 v +75 v switch driver sink current, swg - - 200 ma lead soldering temp (10 s) - +260c operating temperature - 40c +85c storage temperature - 65c +150c recommended operating conditions parameter typical supply (+) voltage, v ds +12 v to +55 v supply ( - ) voltage, v gs - 8 v to - 2 v logic voltage, ens 0 v to +4.3 v analog ( - ) voltage, gci, gfb - 8 v to - 2 v switch driver sink current, swg - 1 ma to - 200 ma operating temperature - 40c to +85c
gan bias controller/sequencer module dual supply: - 8 to - 3 v, +12 to +55 v rev. v1 mabc - 001000 - dp000l 3 m/a - com technology solutions inc. (macom) and its affiliates reserve the right to make changes to the product(s) or information contained herein without notice. visit www.macomtech.com for additional data sheets and product information. for further information and support please visit: https://www.macomtech.com/content/customersupport timing diagrams symbol parameter conditions min typ max unit t d1 open drain on propagation delay 3 r pull - up = 700 ? v ds = 50 v i r = 71 ma avg. switch disconnected - 100 - ns t d3 open drain off propagation delay 3 - 70 - ns t rise1 open drain rise time 4 - 115 - ns t fall1 open drain fall time 4 - 60 - ns t d1 mos switch on propagation delay 3,5 - 300 - ns v ds = 50 v mos c iss = 2780 pf r ds,on = 60 m? t d3 mos switch off propagation delay 3,5 - 1.8 - s t rise1 mos switch rise time 4,5 - 400 - ns t fall1 mos switch fall time 4,5 - 80 - s t d2 gate bias on propagation delay 3,5 - 100 - ns t d4 gate bias off propagation delay 3,5 - 200 - ns t rise2 gate bias rise time 4,5 - 500 - ns t fall2 gate bias fall time 4,5 - 400 - ns 3. propagation delay is measured from 90% of the ttl signal to 10% of the signal of interest. 4. rise and fall times are measured between 10% and 90% of the steady state signal. 5. parameter was measured with mabc - 001000 - pb1ppr sample board. magx - l21214 - 650l00 was used as the dut. timing characteristics: t a = 25c ens swg vdd (q1) 6 gco rf 6. q1 refers to an external p - channel hexfet that pulses the drain of the dut. see applications section for more information. ttl vds vgs rf +5v +50v -3v -8v 0 0 90% pulse enable for t d1 d2 d3 d4 rise1 fall1 t t t t t fall2 t 10% 90% 10% rise2 t 10% 90% 90% 10% 0 +50v vod gate & drain switch open drain output mosfet switch output pulsed gate output rf output
gan bias controller/sequencer module dual supply: - 8 to - 3 v, +12 to +55 v rev. v1 mabc - 001000 - dp000l 4 m/a - com technology solutions inc. (macom) and its affiliates reserve the right to make changes to the product(s) or information contained herein without notice. visit www.macomtech.com for additional data sheets and product information. for further information and support please visit: https://www.macomtech.com/content/customersupport applications section functional description the mabc - 001000 - dp000l gan bias controller/ sequencer module circuitry provides proper sequencing and generation of the gate voltage and pulsed drain voltage for a device under test (dut). reference the product view and pin configuration table on page 1. the basic functions of the circuits within the module are described as follows: ? overhead voltages for the circuits within the mabc - 001000 - dp000l module pin 8 (vds) is the drain (+) supply voltage that provides the input voltage to a low drop - out linear regulator (vreg). this supplies the positive voltage for the circuits within the module. it also provides the auxiliary +4.3 v output to pin 11 (p4v). pin 5 (vgs) is the gate ( - ) supply voltage that is also used to supply the negative voltage for the circuits within the module. ? negative gate voltage for the device under test (dut) a voltage follower op - amp circuit provides a low impedance output to pin 3 (gco) gate voltage ( - ) control output. pin 3 (gco) output is applied to the gate terminal of a dut a s shown in figure 1 on page 5 . the reference voltage for the voltage follower is provided by the pin 4 (gci) gate voltage ( - ) analog input. this input reference voltage is developed by an external potentiometer/ resistive divider circuit as shown in figure 1 on page 6. it is recommended to use the - 8 v to - 3 v voltage that is also applied to pin 5 (vgs). reference: the external potentiometer is adjusted to set the gate voltage pin 3 (gco) to the dut. alternative voltage inputs such as a temperature compensation circuit or a digital - to - analog (dac) converter could also be supplied to pin 4 (gci). ? pin 9 (swg) mos switch driver output an n - channel mosfet develops the pulsed signal (swg) to drive the resistive divider network for the gate of an external p - channel hexfet as shown in figure 1 on page 5. the input signal for the internal mosfet is provided by the output from the sequencing circuits. ? sequencing circuits a voltage comparator circuit senses if the negative gate voltage is present as an input on pin 1 (gfb) - gate voltage ( - ) feedback. a logic circuit provides the switched input enable signal for the n - channel mosfet. the following 3 signals must be at correct levels to generate the enable logic signal: ? pin 12 (ens) mos switch enable ttl ? negative gate voltage (gfb) is present ? the internal positive voltage output is present from v_reg
gan bias controller/sequencer module dual supply: - 8 to - 3 v, +12 to +55 v rev. v1 mabc - 001000 - dp000l 5 m/a - com technology solutions inc. (macom) and its affiliates reserve the right to make changes to the product(s) or information contained herein without notice. visit www.macomtech.com for additional data sheets and product information. for further information and support please visit: https://www.macomtech.com/content/customersupport applications section part value mfg mfg p/n r1 2.7 k panasonic erj - 2gej272x r2,r3 1.02 k vishay crcw25121k02fkeghp r4,r5 402 vishay crcw2512402rfkeg vr1 10 k bourns 3224w - 1 - 103e q1 p - channel mosfet ir irf5210spbf application option 1: fixed negative gate biasing with pulsed drain biasing figure 1 shows a block diagram of the mabc - 001000 - dp000l module with the recommended external components to support this application option. see table 1 for component recommendations and values. figure 1. fixed gate/pulsed drain biasing module layout guidelines reference the product view, pin configuration table on page 1, and the recommended landing pattern on page 7. the following recommendations should be followed when the mabc - 001000 - dp000l module is used to bias a high - power rf device or amplifier. the input and output locations were determined so that the layout and signal routing could be optimized when interfacing with a high - power amplifier assembly. ? the negative gate voltage input and outputs are located on the left side of the module and should be located as close as possible to the gate bias pads on the high - power am plif ier assembly. ? the positive pulsed voltages are located on the right side of the module and should be located as close as possible to the external mosfet switch. the mosfet switch drain should be located as close as possible to the drain bias pads on the high - power amplifier assembly. the charge storage capacitors should be located as close as possible to the mosfet switch source terminal pads. ? the module ground pads are located at pins 7, 13, and 14. ? route all signal lines and ground returns to be as short as possible and implement a ground plane on the back of the printed wiring board (pwb) if that option is available to the designer. following these layout criteria will minimize circuit parasitics that degrade the performance of the pulsed signal. table 1. recommended parts list for fixed gate/pulsed drain biasing r f i n r f o u t m a b c - 0 0 1 0 0 0 - d p 0 0 0 l d u t + 5 0 v - 8 v t t l 3 9 8 5 4 6 1 r 1 r 2 r 4 r 3 r 5 c s t o r a g e q 1 v r 1 c o u t c i n
gan bias controller/sequencer module dual supply: - 8 to - 3 v, +12 to +55 v rev. v1 mabc - 001000 - dp000l 6 m/a - com technology solutions inc. (macom) and its affiliates reserve the right to make changes to the product(s) or information contained herein without notice. visit www.macomtech.com for additional data sheets and product information. for further information and support please visit: https://www.macomtech.com/content/customersupport applications section figure 2. pulsed gate/pulsed drain biasing: (a) north biasing; (b) south biasing figure 3. populated mabc - 001000 - pb1ppr evaluation board figure 4. mabc - 001000 - pb1ppr with mabc - 001000 - dp000l mounted (a) (b) application option 2: pulsed negative gate biasing with pulsed drain biasing a block diagram showing a typical application of the mabc - 001000 - pb1ppr sample board is shown in figure 2 below. figures 3 and 4 show layouts of the mabc - 001000 - pb1ppr sample board with/without the mabc - 001000 - dp000l module installed. the additional external circuitry on the mabc - 001000 - pb1ppr sample board provides the added capability of pulsed gate biasing. a full schematic, layout, and bill of materials are available upon request. r f i n r f o u t m a b c - 0 0 1 0 0 0 - p b 1 p p r d u t + 5 0 v - 8 v t t l v d _ p u l s e d v g _ b v d d t t l - 8 v r f i n r f o u t m a b c - 0 0 1 0 0 0 - p b 1 p p r d u t + 5 0 v - 8 v t t l v d _ p u l s e d v g _ a v d d t t l - 8 v
gan bias controller/sequencer module dual supply: - 8 to - 3 v, +12 to +55 v rev. v1 mabc - 001000 - dp000l 7 m/a - com technology solutions inc. (macom) and its affiliates reserve the right to make changes to the product(s) or information contained herein without notice. visit www.macomtech.com for additional data sheets and product information. for further information and support please visit: https://www.macomtech.com/content/customersupport physical dimensions 6,7,8 recommended landing pattern 6 handling procedures please observe the following precautions to avoid damage: static sensitivity this module is sensitive to electrostatic discharge (esd) and can be damaged by static electricity. proper esd control techniques should be used when handling these hbm class 1b devices. 7. all dimensions are in inches. 8. reference application note m538 for lead - free solder reflow recommendations. 9. plating is 100% sn over becu.
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