GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The MAX11014/MAX11015 set and control bias conditions for dual MESFET power devices found in point-topoint communication and other microwave base stations. External diode-connected transistors monitor the MESFET temperatures while an internal temperature sensor measures the local die temperature of the MAX11014/MAX11015. The internal DAC sets the voltages across the current-sense resistors by controlling the GATE voltages. The internal 12bit SAR ADC digitizes internal and external temperature, internal DAC voltages, current-sense amplifier voltages and external GATE voltages. Two of the 11 ADC channels are available as general-purpose analog inputs for analog system monitoring. The MAX11014’s gate-drive amplifier functions as an integrator for the Class A drain-current control loop while the MAX11015’s gate-drive amplifier functions with a gain of -2 for Class AB applications. The currentlimited gate-drive amplifier can be fast clamped to an external voltage independent of the digital input from the serial interface.
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