19-3389; Rev 0; 8/04
Dual, Low-Power, 1200Mbps ATE
Driver/Comparator with 35mA Load
General Description
The MAX9969 dual, low-power, high-speed, pin elec-
tronics driver/comparator with 35mA load IC includes,
for each channel, a three-level pin driver, a dual com-
parator, variable clamps, and an active load. An addi-
tional differential comparator allows comparisons
between the two channels. The driver features a wide
voltage range and high-speed operation, includes high-
impedance and active-termination (3rd-level drive)
modes, and is highly linear even at low voltage swings.
The dual comparator provides low dispersion (timing
variation) over a wide variety of input conditions, and
differential outputs. The clamps provide damping of
high-speed device-under-test (DUT) waveforms when
the device is configured as a high-impedance receiver.
The programmable load supplies up to 35mA of source
and sink current. The load facilitates contact/continuity
testing, at-speed parametric testing of IOH and IOL,
and pullup of high-output-impedance devices. The
MAX9969A features tighter matching of offset for the
drivers and the comparators.
The MAX9969 provides high-speed, differential control
inputs with optional internal termination resistors that
are compatible with LVPECL, LVDS, and GTL. Flexible
open-collector outputs with optional internal pullup
resistors are available for the comparators. These fea-
tures significantly reduce the discrete component count
on the circuit board.
A 3-wire, low-voltage, CMOS-compatible serial inter-
face programs the low-leakage, slew-rate limit, and tri-
state/terminate operational configurations of the
MAX9969.
The MAX9969’s operating range is -1.5V to +6.5V with
power dissipation of only 1.4W per channel. The device
is available in a 100-pin, 14mm x 14mm body, and
0.5mm pitch TQFP. An exposed 8mm x 8mm die pad
on the top of the package facilitates efficient heat
removal. The device is specified to operate with an
internal die temperature of +60°C to +100°C, and fea-
tures a die temperature monitor output.
Features
♦
Low-Power Dissipation: 1.4W/Channel (typ)
♦
Greatly Reduced Power Penalty when Load
Commutated
♦
High Speed: 1200Mbps at 3V
P-P
and 1800Mbps
at 1V
P-P
♦
Programmable 35mA Active-Load Current
♦
Low Timing Dispersion
♦
Wide -1.5V to +6.5V Operating Range
♦
♦
♦
♦
Active Termination (3rd-Level Drive)
Low-Leakage Mode: 15nA
Integrated Clamps
Integrated Differential Comparator
MAX9969
♦
Interfaces Easily with Most Logic Families
♦
Digitally Programmable Slew Rate
♦
Internal Termination Resistors
♦
Low Offset Error
♦
Pin Compatible with the MAX9967
Ordering Information
PART
MAX9969ADCCQ
MAX9969AGCCQ*
MAX9969ALCCQ
MAX9969ARCCQ*
MAX9969BDCCQ
MAX9969BGCCQ*
MAX9969BLCCQ
MAX9969BRCCQ
TEMP RANGE
0°C to +70°C
0°C to +70°C
0°C to +70°C
0°C to +70°C
0°C to +70°C
0°C to +70°C
0°C to +70°C
0°C to +70°C
PIN-PACKAGE
100 TQFP-EPR**
100 TQFP-EPR**
100 TQFP-EPR**
100 TQFP-EPR**
100 TQFP-EPR**
100 TQFP-EPR**
100 TQFP-EPR**
100 TQFP-EPR**
*Future
product—contact factory for availability.
**EPR
= Exposed pad reversed (TOP).
Applications
High-Performance Mixed-Signal/
System-on-Chip ATE
High-Performance Memory ATE
Pin Configuration and Selector Guide appear at end of data sheet.
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Dual, Low-Power, 1200Mbps ATE
Driver/Comparator with 35mA Load
MAX9969
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
V
CC
to GND ............................................................-0.3V to +11V
V
EE
to GND..........................................................-5.75V to +0.3V
V
CC
- V
EE
...........................................................-0.3V to +16.75V
GS to GND .............................................................................±1V
DUT_ to GND.......................................................-2.75V to +7.5V
LDH_, LDL_ to GND .................................................-0.3V to +6V
DATA_, NDATA_, RCV_, NRCV_, LDEN_,
NLDEN_ to GND...................................................-2.5V to +5V
DATA_ to NDATA_, RCV_ to NRCV_,
LDEN_ to NLDEN_ ..........................................................±1.5V
TDATA_, TRCV_, TLDEN_ to GND ...........................-2.5V to +5V
DATA_, NDATA_, to TDATA_.................................................±2V
RCV_, NRCV_, to TRCV_ .......................................................±2V
LDEN_, NLDEN_ to TLDEN_..................................................±2V
V
CCO_
to GND ..........................................................-0.3V to +5V
SCLK, DIN,
CS, RST
to GND ......................................-1V to +5V
DHV_, DLV_, DTV_, CHV_, CLV_,
COM_ to GND ...................................................-2.5V to +7.5V
CPHV_ to GND .........................................................-1V to +8.5V
CPLV_ to GND..........................................................-3.5V to +6V
DHV_ to DLV_ ......................................................................±10V
DHV_ to DTV_ ......................................................................±10V
DLV_ to DTV_.......................................................................±10V
CHV_ or CLV_ to DUT_ ........................................................±10V
CH_, NCH_, CL_, NCL_ to GND..................................-1V to +5V
All Other Pins to GND ......................(V
EE
- 0.3V) to (V
CC
+ 0.3V)
TEMP Current...................................................-0.5mA to +20mA
DUT_ Short Circuit to -1.5V to +6.5V..........................Continuous
Continuous Power Dissipation (T
A
= +70°C)
MAX9969_ _CCQ (derate 167mW/°C above +70°C) ...13.3W*
Storage Temperature Range .............................-65°C to +150°C
Junction Temperature .....................................................+125°C
*Dissipation
wattage values are based on still air with no heat sink. Actual maximum power dissipation is a function of heat extraction
technique and may be substantially higher.
Stresses beyond those listed under “Absolute Maximum Ratings” may cause permanent damage to the device. These are stress ratings only, and functional
operation of the device at these or any other conditions beyond those indicated in the operational sections of the specifications is not implied. Exposure to
absolute maximum rating conditions for extended periods may affect device reliability.
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
(V
CC
= +9.75V, V
EE
= -4.75V, V
CCO_
= +2.5V, SC1 = SC0 = 0, V
CPHV_
= +7.2V, V
CPLV_
= -2.2V, V
LDH
_ = V
LDL
_ = 0, V
GS
= 0, T
J
=
+85°C, unless otherwise noted. All temperature coefficients are measured at T
J
= +60°C to +100°C, unless otherwise noted.) (Note 1)
PARAMETER
POWER SUPPLIES
Positive Supply
Negative Supply
V
CC
V
EE
V
LDH
_ = V
LDL
_ = 0, R
L
≥
10MΩ
Positive Supply Current (Note 2)
I
CC
V
LDH
_ = V
LDL
_ = 3.5V, R
L
= 0,
V
COM
_ = 1.5V, load enabled,
driver = high impedance
V
LDH
_ = V
LDL
_ = 0, R
L
≥
10MΩ
Negative Supply Current (Note 2)
I
EE
V
LDH
_ = V
LDL
_ = 3.5V, R
L
= 0,
V
COM
_ = -1V, load enabled,
driver = high impedance
V
LDH
_ = V
LDL
_ = 0
Power Dissipation (Notes 2, 3)
P
D
V
LDH
_ = V
LDL
_ = 3.5V, R
L
= 0,
V
COM
_ = 1.5V, load enabled,
driver = high impedance
9.5
-5.25
9.75
-4.75
165
245
-235
-315
2.8
3.3
10.5
-4.50
185
275
-260
-350
3.2
3.7
W
mA
mA
V
V
SYMBOL
CONDITIONS
MIN
TYP
MAX
UNITS
DUT_ CHARACTERISTICS
Operating Voltage Range
Leakage Current in
High-Impedance Mode
Leakage Current in
Low-Leakage Mode
V
DUT
I
DUT
(Note 4)
LLEAK = 0; V
DUT
_ = -1.5V, 0, +3V, +6.5V
LLEAK = 1; V
DUT
_ = -1.5V, 0, +3V, +6.5V
-1.5
+6.5
±3
±15
V
µA
nA
2
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Dual, Low-Power, 1200Mbps ATE
Driver/Comparator with 35mA Load
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (continued)
(V
CC
= +9.75V, V
EE
= -4.75V, V
CCO_
= +2.5V, SC1 = SC0 = 0, V
CPHV_
= +7.2V, V
CPLV_
= -2.2V, V
LDH
_ = V
LDL
_ = 0, V
GS
= 0, T
J
=
+85°C, unless otherwise noted. All temperature coefficients are measured at T
J
= +60°C to +100°C, unless otherwise noted.) (Note 1)
PARAMETER
Combined Capacitance
Low-Leakage Enable Time
Low-Leakage Disable Time
Low-Leakage Recovery
SYMBOL
C
DUT
CONDITIONS
Driver in term mode (DUT_ = DTV_)
Driver in high-impedance mode
(Notes 5, 6)
(Notes 6, 7)
Time to return to the specified maximum
leakage after a 3V, 4V/ns step at DUT_
(Note 7)
MIN
TYP
3
5
20
0.1
4
MAX
5
6
UNITS
pF
µs
µs
µs
MAX9969
LEVEL PROGRAMMING INPUTS (DHV_, DLV_, DTV_, CHV_, CLV_, CPHV_, CPLV_, COM_, LDH_, LDL_)
Input Bias Current
Settling Time
Input High Voltage
Input Low Voltage
Differential Input Voltage
Input Bias Current
Input Termination Voltage
V
TDATA
_
V
TRCV
_
V
TLDEN
_
V
IH
V
IL
Between differential inputs
V
DIFF
Between a differential input and its
termination voltage (Note 7)
MAX9969_DCCQ, MAX9969_RCCQ
MAX9969_GCCQ, MAX9969_LCCQ and
MAX9969_RCCQ
MAX9969_GCCQ, MAX9969_LCCQ, and
MAX9969_RCCQ between signal and
corresponding termination voltage input
0
I
BIAS
MAX9969_RCCQ
To 0.1% of full scale change (Note 7)
0
-0.2
±0.15
1
3.5
+3.1
±1.00
±1.9
±25
+3.5
V
µA
V
±25
µA
µs
V
V
DIFFERENTIAL CONTROL INPUTS (DATA_, NDATA_, RCV_, NRCV_, LDEN_, NLDEN_)
Input Termination Resistor
47.5
52.5
Ω
SINGLE-ENDED CONTROL INPUTS (CS, SCLK, DIN,
RST)
Internal Threshold Reference
Internal Reference Output
Resistance
External Threshold Reference
Input High Voltage
Input Low Voltage
Input Bias Current
SERIAL INTERFACE TIMING
(Figure 5)
SCLK Frequency
SCLK Pulse-Width High
SCLK Pulse-Width Low
CS
Low to SCLK High Setup
CS
High to SCLK High Setup
f
SCLK
t
CH
t
CL
t
CSS0
t
CSS1
8
8
3.5
3.5
50
MHz
ns
ns
ns
ns
V
THRINT
R
O
V
THR
V
IH
V
IL
I
B
0.43
V
THR
+
0.2
-0.1
1.05
1.25
20
1.73
3.5
V
THR
-
0.2
±25
1.45
V
kΩ
V
V
V
µA
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Dual, Low-Power, 1200Mbps ATE
Driver/Comparator with 35mA Load
MAX9969
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (continued)
(V
CC
= +9.75V, V
EE
= -4.75V, V
CCO_
= +2.5V, SC1 = SC0 = 0, V
CPHV_
= +7.2V, V
CPLV_
= -2.2V, V
LDH
_ = V
LDL
_ = 0, V
GS
= 0, T
J
=
+85°C, unless otherwise noted. All temperature coefficients are measured at T
J
= +60°C to +100°C, unless otherwise noted.) (Note 1)
PARAMETER
SCLK High to
CS
High Hold
DIN to SCLK High Setup
DIN to SCLK High Hold
CS
Pulse Width High
TEMPERATURE MONITOR (TEMP)
Nominal Voltage
Temperature Coefficient
Output Resistance
DRIVERS
(Note 8)
DC OUTPUT CHARACTERISTICS (R
L
≥
10M
Ω)
DHV_, DLV_, DTV_,
Output Offset Voltage
DHV_, DLV_, DTV_, Output Offset
Temperature Coefficient
DHV_, DLV_, DTV_, Gain
DHV_, DLV_, DTV_, Gain
Temperature Coefficient
Linearity Error
DHV_ to DLV_ Crosstalk
DLV_ to DHV_ Crosstalk
DTV_ to DLV_ and DHV_
Crosstalk
DHV_ to DTV_ Crosstalk
DLV_ to DTV_ Crosstalk
DHV_, DTV_, DLV_ DC
Power-Supply Rejection Ratio
Maximum DC Drive Current
DC Output Resistance
DC Output Resistance Variation
PSRR
I
DUT
_
R
DUT
_
_R
DUT
_
I
DUT
_ =
±30mA
(Note 12)
I
DUT
_ =
±1mA, ±8mA
I
DUT
_ =
±1mA, ±8mA, ±15mA, ±40mA
±80
V
DLV
_ = 0, V
DHV
_ = 0.1V
Drive-Mode Overshoot
V
DLV
_ = 0, V
DHV
_ = 1V
V
DLV
_ = 0, V
DHV
_ = 3V
15
110
210
22
130
370
mV
V
DUT
_ = 1.5V, 3V (Note 9)
Full range (Notes 9, 10)
V
DLV
_ = 0; V
DHV
_ = 200mV, 6.5V
V
DHV
_ = 5V; V
DLV
_ = -1.5V, +4.8V
V
DHV
_ = 3V; V
DLV
_ = 0;
V
DTV
_ = -1.5V, +6.5V
V
DTV
_ = 1.5V; V
DLV
_ = 0; V
DHV
_ = 1.6V, 3V
V
DTV
_ = 1.5V; V
DHV
_ = 3V; V
DLV
_ = 0, 1.4V
(Note 11)
±40
49
50
0.5
0.75
A
V
Measured with V
DHV
_, V
DLV
_,
and V
DTV
_ at 0 and 4.5V
0.960
-50
±5
±15
±2
±2
±2
±2
±2
±18
±80
51
1
1.5
At DUT_ with V
DHV
_,
V
DTV
_, V
DLV
_
independently tested
at +1.5V
MAX9969A
MAX9969B
+200
1.001
±15
mV
±100
µV/°C
V/V
ppm/°C
mV
mV
mV
mV
mV
mV
mV/V
mA
Ω
Ω
T
J
= +70°C, R
L
≥
10MΩ
3.33
+10
20
V
mV/°C
kΩ
SYMBOL
t
CSH1
t
DS
t
DH
t
CSWH
CONDITIONS
MIN
3.5
3.5
3.5
20
TYP
MAX
UNITS
ns
ns
ns
ns
V
OS
DYNAMIC OUTPUT CHARACTERISTICS (Z
L
= 50Ω)
AC Drive Current
mA
4
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Dual, Low-Power, 1200Mbps ATE
Driver/Comparator with 35mA Load
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (continued)
(V
CC
= +9.75V, V
EE
= -4.75V, V
CCO_
= +2.5V, SC1 = SC0 = 0, V
CPHV_
= +7.2V, V
CPLV_
= -2.2V, V
LDH
_ = V
LDL
_ = 0, V
GS
= 0, T
J
=
+85°C, unless otherwise noted. All temperature coefficients are measured at T
J
= +60°C to +100°C, unless otherwise noted.) (Note 1)
PARAMETER
Drive-Mode Undershoot
SYMBOL
CONDITIONS
V
DLV
_ = 0, V
DHV
_ = 0.1V
V
DLV
_ = 0, V
DHV
_ = 1V
V
DLV
_ = 0, V
DHV
_ = 3V
V
DUT_
= 1.0V
P-P
,
t
R
= t
F
= 250ps
10% to 90%
Term-Mode Overshoot
(Note 13)
V
DUT_
= 3.0V
P-P
,
t
R
= t
F
= 500ps
10% to 90%
Term-Mode Spike
High-Impedance Mode Spike
Settling Time to within 25mV
Settling Time to within 5mV
Prop Delay, Data to Output
Prop Delay Match, t
LH
vs. t
HL
Prop Delay Match, Drivers within
Package
Prop Delay Temperature
Coefficient
0.2V
P-P
, 40MHz,
0.6ns to 24.4ns pulse
width, relative to
12.5ns pulse width
1V
P-P
, 40MHz, 0.6ns
to 24.4ns pulse width,
relative to 12.5ns
pulse width
Prop Delay Change vs.
Pulse Width
3V
P-P
, 40MHz, 0.9ns
to 24.1ns pulse width,
relative to 12.5ns
pulse width
5V
P-P
, Z
L
= 500Ω,
40MHz, 1.4ns to
23.6ns pulse width,
relative to 12.5ns
pulse width
MAX9969_DCCQ
MAX9969_GCCQ
MAX9969_LCCQ
MAX9969_RCCQ
MAX9969_DCCQ
MAX9969_GCCQ
MAX9969_LCCQ
MAX9969_RCCQ
MAX9969_DCCQ
MAX9969_GCCQ
MAX9969_LCCQ
MAX9969_RCCQ
MAX9969_DCCQ
MAX9969_GCCQ
MAX9969_LCCQ
MAX9969_RCCQ
t
PDD
3V
P-P
(Note 16)
V
DHV
_ = V
DTV
_ = 1V, V
DLV
_ = 0
V
DLV
_ = V
DTV
_ = 0, V
DHV
_ = 1V
V
DLV
_ = -1.0V, V
DHV
_ = 0
V
DLV
_ = 0, V
DHV
_ = 1V
3V step (Note 14)
3V step (Note 14)
1.5
0
180
180
100
100
4
40
1.7
±40
40
+1.6
±70
±25
±70
±25
±80
±35
±100
±100
±60
±50
ps
±50
2.0
±80
250
250
MIN
TYP
4
20
30
60
MAX
11
65
185
150
mV
mV
UNITS
MAX9969
mV
mV
ns
ns
ns
ps
ps
ps/°C
TIMING CHARACTERISTICS (Z
L
= 50Ω)
(Note 15)
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