摘要 |
A super-PTAT current source receives a PTAT reference voltage as input. The PTAT reference voltage is combined with the gate-to-source voltage difference of two unequal-area input transistors and the combined voltage is imposed on a high negative temperature coefficient resistor to produce an output current that is super-PTAT. A current source supplies a bias current to the super-PTAT current source whereby excess current provided by the current source is consumed by closed loop adjustments. The super-PTAT current source generates a super-PTAT current having a constant slope, excellent stability and very good linearity. In one embodiment, the super-PTAT output current is mixed with a sub-PTAT current in a preselected ratio to generate output currents having exactly the desired temperature coefficient.
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