发明名称 Low-power voltage reference circuit
摘要 Methods and apparatus for a providing temperature-compensated reference voltage are provided. In an example, a temperature-compensated voltage reference circuit includes a current mirror portion and a temperature-compensated output portion coupled to the current mirror portion. The temperature-compensated output portion comprises a very low threshold voltage (Vt) transistor coupled in series with a negative temperature coefficient transistor. The output portion can further include a positive temperature coefficient element coupled in series with the very low Vt transistor. The positive temperature coefficient element can be an adjustable resistive element. The output portion can further include an output transistor having a gate coupled to the current mirror portion and coupled between a supply voltage and the positive temperature coefficient element. The very low Vt transistor can be a substantially zero Vt n-channel metal-oxide-semiconductor (NMOS) transistor, and can be coupled in a diode configuration.
申请公布号 US8786355(B2) 申请公布日期 2014.07.22
申请号 US201113293850 申请日期 2011.11.10
申请人 QUALCOMM Incorporated 发明人 Hao Wuyang;Suh Jungwon
分类号 H01L35/00 主分类号 H01L35/00
代理机构 代理人 Talpalatsky Sam;Pauley Nicholas J.;Agusta Joseph
主权项 1. A temperature-compensated voltage reference circuit, comprising: a current mirror portion including: at least two cascaded transistor pairs configured to generate a first control signal, wherein the at least two cascaded transistor pairs include a first transistor pair of p-channel metal-oxide-semiconductor (PMOS) transistors and a second transistor pair of n-channel metal-oxide-semiconductor (NMOS) transistors;a feedback circuit coupled to the at least two cascaded transistor pairs, wherein the feedback circuit includes a third transistor pair, and wherein the feedback circuit is configured to generate a second control signal; anda fourth transistor pair configured to establish a stable condition in the current mirror portion upon start-up, wherein the fourth transistor pair includes a first jump start transistor and a second jump start transistor, wherein the first jump start transistor is coupled to the first transistor pair, and wherein the second jump start transistor is coupled to the second transistor pair; and a temperature-compensated output portion coupled to the current mirror portion, wherein the temperature-compensated output portion comprises a very low threshold voltage (Vt) transistor coupled in series with a negative temperature coefficient transistor, and wherein the first control signal and the second control signal are configured to change a magnitude of a current through the temperature-compensated output portion.
地址 San Diego CA US