SEMTECH E8415A

E8415A
1GHz Dual Channel, Digitally
Programmed Pin Electronics Solution
PRELIMINARY
Features
TEST AND MEASUREMENT PRODUCTS
Description
Two Fully Integrated Pin Channels including:
- 16-bit DACs for each level
- Tri-level Driver
- Window Receiver
- 4mA/40mA Ranged, Active Commutating Load
- Parametric Measurement Unit
- Thevinen Load
- Waveform Clamps
- 16-bit ADC for PMU measurements
Driver, Comparator and PMU maximum 8V span over
-2 to +7V range
• Configurable Output Protection
• 4 PMU current ranges; 24mA, 2.4mA, 240μA, 24μA
• On-Chip ADC for each PMU
• 50MHz Serial Bus Programming
- SPI™/QSPI™/ MICROWIRE™
- Daisy-chainable
• Power Dissipation
~1.5W/Channel, quiescent (I/O mode)
• Pin and Software Compatible to E8400, E8410, E8405
• Differential Drive and Receive Functionality
• Optimal Small Swing Performance
• Small 11mm x 11mm Package
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The E8415A has a Driver and Window Comparator receiver
and commutating Load Circuit for each channel. Also present
is a PMU per channel that also doubles as a resistive load
function to the DUT. Each PMU has a 16-bit ADC for analog
parametric measurements.
All level’s DACs for the Driver, Receiver, Load and PMU are
on-chip and are programmed via a high speed serial bus.
Each of the level’s DACs have offset and gain registers for
on-chip calibrations.
The Driver circuit is capable of forcing two levels to the DUT
(DVH and DVL) as well as a third voltage for a termination
level (DVT) to terminate high-speed DUT signals to the Comparator receivers into a high quality 50Ω load. The Driver
can also be configured to a high impedance (HiZ) state for
an open termination of DUT signals.
Waveform clamps are also available to clip the input signals
from a DUT when not using the Driver as a termination.
The clamps prevent reflections from returning to the DUT
transmission line which can create timing errors and false
triggering.
Functional Block Diagram
All of the on-chip DAC levels and configuration registers
for each channel may be programmed via SET commands.
This PinCast method of programming allows all channels in
a system to be programmed concurrently with a simple set
command whereby any pin channel that had been assigned
to that set will respond.
SERIAL IO
C
O
N
T
R
O
L
CLH
VFRC
IFRC
CLL
PMU
PMU
TESTH
PMUF
TESTL
PMUS
DVH
The two driver circuits may be placed into a differential drive
mode. This reduces driver-to-driver skews to levels difficult to
achieve by external deskewing. The two window comparators
may also be placed into a differential receive mode. These
features enable higher quality testing of differential signals
to/from the DUT.
DHI
ISC
VCH
DVL
VCL
VCM
CVA
QA
A
QB
B
ISK
DUTIO[0]
CVB
CH 0
CVB
CH 1
QB
DUTIO[1]
QA
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ISK
CVA
VCL
DVL
VCM
VCH
ISC
DHI
DEN
A/D
IVMON_HI
IVMON_LO
SPI and QSPI and trademarks of Motorola, Inc.
MICROWIRE is a trademark of National Semiconductor Corp.
A/D
PMUS
TESTL
PMUF
TESTH
PMU
IFRC
VFRC
GND_SNS
DVT
DVH
IVMON 0
IVMON 1
Revision 6, November 2, 2007
DVT
DEN
Applications
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IVMON0
IVMON1
CLL
CLH
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