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US 2008/0258804 A1Published application
Numerical band gap
AssigneeCypress Semiconductor Corporation
InventorHarold Kutz
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Abstract
A system includes a bandgap temperature sensor to generate multiple base-emitter voltages. The system also include a controller to detect the base-emitter voltages generated by the bandgap temperature sensor and to generate a bandgap reference voltage according to the multiple base-emitter voltage signals, the bandgap reference voltage having a voltage level that remains substantially constant relative to environmental temperature variations.
Claims20
A device comprising:
- a bandgap temperature sensor to generate multiple base-emitter voltages;
- and
- a system controller to detect the base-emitter voltages generated by the bandgap temperature sensor and to generate a bandgap reference voltage according to the multiple base-emitter voltages, the bandgap reference voltage having a voltage level that remains substantially constant relative to a temperature associated with the bandgap temperature sensor.
A method comprising:
- detecting multiple base-emitter voltages generated by a bandgap temperature sensor;
- and
- generating a bandgap reference voltage according to the multiple base-emitter voltage signals, the bandgap reference voltage to remain substantially constant relative to environmental temperature variations.
A system comprising:
- a memory to store computer-readable instructions;
- and
- a microprocessor to receive the instructions stored in memory, the instructions, when executed, cause the microprocessor to:
- identify multiple base-emitter voltages generated by a bandgap temperature sensor;
- and
- generate a bandgap reference voltage according to the multiple base-emitter voltage signals, where the bandgap reference voltage having a voltage level that remains substantially constant relative to environmental temperature variations.
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