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I would like to save some costs with ideal diode controllers. Basic requirement is for the diode controller to block overcurrents (short circuits) in both directions.

The MAX16141A IC can do it and the datasheet openly discusses it, i.e with two back to back MOSFETs and a sense resistor

Thie LM5069 IC I think can also do the same, just that its datasheet does not mention a second anti-series MOSFET at all. Its cost is half of the first IC, so I would want to use it. Would it be fine, and if so, could I use two different MOSFET types or do they have to be of the same kind ?

So, among the dozen features or so supported by LM5069 there is also "Circuit breaker function for severe overcurrent events".

Could I add in a second mosfet, placed back-to-back with the mosfet in their example diagrams, controlled by the same GATE pin, and get the circuit breaking feature - this time in both ways ? Would other features fail / be impacted if I did that ?

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