Method for decoupling capacitor optimization for a temperature sensor design

A computer system for optimizing a decoupling capacitance for an on-chip temperature sensor, comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory;
• and
• software instructions stored in the memory adapted to cause the computer system to:
• input a representative power supply waveform having noise to a simulation of the on-chip temperature sensor;
• determine a difference between a temperature representative input and a temperature dependent output of the on-chip temperature sensor;
• adjust an amount of the decoupling capacitance;
• and
• repeat the input and determine the difference until the difference falls below a pre-selected value.

A computer-readable medium having recorded thereon instructions executable by

• a processor, the instructions adapted to:
• input a representative power supply waveform having noise to a simulation of an on-chip temperature sensor;
• determine a difference between a temperature representative input and a temperature dependent output of the on-chip temperature sensor;
• adjust an amount of a decoupling capacitance;
• and
• repeat the input and determine the difference until the difference falls below a pre-selected value.