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US 10,481,624 B2Granted
Bandgap reference circuit
AssigneePixart Imaging Inc.
InventorKok-Siang Tan
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Abstract
A bandgap reference circuit including a clamp circuit is provided. The bandgap reference circuit performs the calibration only for one time in a normal mode to store a control code of a reference generator of the clamp circuit. In a suspend mode, the control code is used for controlling the reference generator to cause the clamp circuit to provide a desired source voltage, and a bandgap reference voltage source is shut down to reduce the power consumption.
Claims20
A bandgap reference circuit, comprising:
- a bandgap reference voltage source configured to provide a bandgap voltage;
- a clamp circuit, comprising:
- a reference generator configured to output a first reference voltage;
- and
- a plurality of clamp switches configured to determine the first reference voltage outputted by the reference generator;
- and
- a calibration engine, coupled to the bandgap reference voltage source and a clamp voltage, and configured to control a combination of the plurality of clamp switches according to a voltage difference between the clamp voltage and the bandgap voltage.
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A bandgap reference circuit, comprising:
- a bandgap reference voltage source configured to provide a bandgap voltage;
- a clamp circuit, comprising:
- a reference generator configured to output a first reference voltage;
- and
- a plurality of clamp switches configured to determine the first reference voltage outputted by the reference generator;
- and
- a calibration engine, coupled to the bandgap reference voltage source and the reference generator, and configured to control a combination of the plurality of clamp switches according to a voltage difference between the first reference voltage and the bandgap voltage.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.