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ASU 4K LNAs need different biasing approach #473

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The 4K LNAs produced by ASU we're using for the ASO LATR OTs require a different biasing scheme than the LNF LNAs. Specifically, ASU LNAs require gate voltage = 0 and they also have different safe input ranges compared to the LNF.

  • LNF
    • (min,max) values
      • Vd: (-0.5, 2) V
      • Vg: (-20, 20) V
    • optimal 4K bias
      • Vd: 0.8 V
      • Vg: -1.18 V
      • Id: 11 mA
  • ASU
    • (min, max) values
    • Vd: (0, 1) V
    • Vg: (-1, 0) V
    • optimal 4K bias
      • Vd: 0.8 V
      • Vg: 0 V
      • Id: 3--7 mA

This is a must-fix, and requires changes to the config file to specify which type of 4K amp is in use, and then changes to setup_amps to bias the different amplifiers differently.

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