MAX9979 Overview
Description
The MAX9979 fully integrated, high-performance, dualchannel pin electronics integrates multiple automatic test equipment (ATE) functions into a single IC, including driver/comparator/load (DCL), parametric measurement unit (PMU), and built-in (16-bit) level-setting digital-to-analog converters (DACs). The device is ideal for memory and SOC tester applications.
Key Features
- The MAX9979 driver features a wide 8V (-1.5V to +6.5V) high-speed operating voltage range and a VHH programmable range of up to +13V
- Operation modes include high-impedance, active-termination (3rd-level drive) and VHH (4th-level drive) modes
- The device is highly linear even at low voltage swings
- The driver provides highspeed differential control inputs compatible with most high-speed logic families
- The window comparators provide extremely low timing variation over changes in slew rate, pulse width, and overdrive voltage
- In high-impedance mode, the MAX9979 features dynamic clamps that dampen high-speed device-under-test (DUT) waveforms
- The PMU offers five current ranges from ±2μA to ±50mA and can force and measure current or voltage
- An SPI™-compatible serial interface configu
