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US 8,941,370 B2Granted
Bandgap circuit with temperature correction
AssigneeDoplan Audio, LLC
InventorDavid Cave
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Abstract
A temperature corrected voltage bandgap circuit is provided. The circuit includes first and second diode connected transistors. A first switched compare circuit is coupled to the one transistor to inject or remove a first current into or from the transistor. The first current is selected to correct for curvature in the output voltage of the bandgap circuit at one of hotter or colder temperatures.
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A circuit, comprising:
- a bandgap circuit configured to provide an output reference voltage, wherein the bandgap circuit includes a first transistor, a second transistor, and an amplifier, and wherein the first transistor is coupled to a first input of the amplifier and the second transistor is coupled to a second input of the amplifier;
- a first compare circuit coupled to the first transistor and configured to remove a first current from a current node of the first transistor to correct a first curvature of the output reference voltage for low temperatures;
- and
- a second compare circuit coupled to the second transistor and configured to inject a second current into a current node of the second transistor to correct a second curvature of the output reference voltage for high temperatures.
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A circuit, comprising:
- a bandgap circuit configured to provide an output reference voltage, wherein the bandgap circuit includes a first transistor, a second transistor, and an amplifier, and wherein the first and second transistors are coupled to the amplifier;
- a first compare circuit coupled to the first transistor and configured to remove a first current from a current node of the first transistor to correct a first curvature of the output reference voltage for low temperatures, wherein the removal of the first current comprises comparing a voltage at the first transistor with a voltage threshold, and wherein the voltage threshold is based at least on the output reference voltage;
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- a second compare circuit coupled to the second transistor and configured to inject a second current into a current node of the second transistor to correct a second curvature of the output reference voltage for high temperatures.
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A circuit, comprising:
- a bandgap circuit configured to provide an output reference voltage, wherein the bandgap circuit includes a first transistor, a second transistor, and an amplifier, and wherein the first and second transistors are coupled to the amplifier;
- a first compare circuit coupled to the first transistor and configured to remove a first current from a current node of the first transistor to correct a first curvature of the output reference voltage for low temperatures;
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- a second compare circuit coupled to the second transistor and configured to inject a second current into a current node of the second transistor to correct a second curvature of the output reference voltage for high temperatures, wherein the injection of the second current comprises comparing a voltage at the second transistor with a voltage threshold, and wherein the voltage threshold is based at least on the output reference voltage.
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A circuit, comprising:
- a bandgap circuit configured to provide an output reference voltage, wherein the bandgap circuit includes a first transistor, a second transistor, and an amplifier, and wherein the first and second transistors are coupled to the amplifier;
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- a compare and current-removing circuit coupled to the first transistor and configured to remove a current from a current node of the first transistor to correct the output reference voltage for low temperatures based on comparing a voltage at the first transistor with a voltage proportional to the output reference voltage.
A circuit, comprising:
- a bandgap circuit configured to provide an output reference voltage, wherein the bandgap circuit includes a first transistor, a second transistor, and an amplifier, and wherein the first and second transistors are coupled to the amplifier;
- and
- a compare and current-injecting circuit coupled to the second transistor and configured to inject a current into a current node of the second transistor to correct the output reference voltage for high temperatures based on comparing a voltage at the second transistor with a voltage proportional to the output reference voltage.
A circuit, comprising:
- a bandgap circuit configured to provide an output reference voltage, wherein the bandgap circuit includes a first transistor, a second transistor, and an amplifier, and wherein the first and second transistors are coupled to the amplifier;
- a compare and current-removing circuit coupled to the first transistor and configured to remove a first current from a current node of the first transistor to correct the output reference voltage for low temperatures based on comparing a voltage at the first transistor with a voltage proportional to the output reference voltage;
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- a compare and current-injecting circuit coupled to the second transistor and configured to inject a second current into a current node of the second transistor to correct the output reference voltage for high temperatures based on comparing a voltage at the second transistor with a voltage proportional to the output reference voltage.
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A method, comprising:
- receiving an output reference voltage;
- comparing, using a first compare circuit, a first voltage at a first current node of a first transistor with a first voltage threshold, wherein the first voltage threshold is based at least on the output reference voltage;
- removing a first current from the first current node of the first transistor to correct a first curvature of the output reference voltage for low temperatures based at least on said comparing a first voltage;
- comparing, using a second compare circuit, a second voltage at a first current node of a second transistor with a second voltage threshold, wherein the second voltage threshold is based at least on the output reference voltage;
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- injecting a second current into the first current node of the second transistor to correct a second curvature of the output reference voltage for high temperatures based at least on said comparing a second voltage.
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A method, comprising:
- receiving an output reference voltage from an amplifier;
- removing a first current from a first current node of a first transistor to correct a first curvature of the output reference voltage for low temperatures based on a comparison made by a first compare circuit coupled to the first transistor, wherein the first transistor is coupled to a first input of the amplifier;
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- injecting a second current into a first current node of a second transistor to correct a second curvature of the output reference voltage for high temperatures based on a comparison made by a second compare circuit coupled to the second transistor, wherein the second transistor is coupled to a second input of the amplifier.
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A method, comprising:
- receiving an output reference voltage from an amplifier;
- removing a first current from a first current node of a first transistor to correct a first curvature of the output reference voltage for low temperatures based on a comparison made by a first compare circuit coupled to the first transistor, wherein the first transistor is coupled to the amplifier, wherein the comparison made by the first compare circuit comprises comparing a voltage at the first transistor with a voltage threshold, and wherein the voltage threshold is based at least on the output reference voltage;
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- injecting a second current into a first current node of a second transistor to correct a second curvature of the output reference voltage for high temperatures based on a comparison made by a second compare circuit coupled to the second transistor, wherein the second transistor is coupled to the amplifier.
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A method, comprising:
- receiving an output reference voltage from an amplifier;
- removing a first current from a first current node of a first transistor to correct a first curvature of the output reference voltage for low temperatures based on a comparison made by a first compare circuit coupled to the first transistor, wherein the first transistor is coupled to the amplifier;
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- injecting a second current into a first current node of a second transistor to correct a second curvature of the output reference voltage for high temperatures based on a comparison made by a second compare circuit coupled to the second transistor, wherein the second transistor is coupled to the amplifier, wherein the comparison made by the second compare circuit comprises comparing a voltage at the second transistor with a voltage threshold, and wherein the voltage threshold is based at least on the output reference voltage.
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