HMC995 and HMC980

Question

I want to use the HMC980 bias controller to supply the HMC995 PA. Has anyone used this combination? I am interested in particular as I have recently found that the HMC980 will not (easily) sequence the HMC487 due to gate current drawn levels as noted in this forum.

ADIApproved · Accepted Answer

Hi, 
 We have tested HMC980 with HMC995. 
 The Igate for HMC995 typically stays within +-1.5 mA; hence you should not have any problems like the ones you had with HMC487. 
 Let us know if you face any issues, we will provide the support. 
 ps. I have also tested HMC487 with HMC980 in the past. In parallel I am investigating the issue you and another customer had recently when biasing HMC487 with HMC980. HMC487 has a shunt resistor at the Vgate input which leads to high Igate during power up. In the past I was able to limit the Igate current during power up by limiting min Vgate value using external resistors on HMC980. I believe the part to part variation of HMC487 leads to the problem you are facing. Anyway, that is a discussion for that EZ post. 
 Best, 
 Kagan)

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