Amplifiying compensation circuit for semiconductor pressure sensor.

摘要

A pressure sensor circuit has a bridge circuit of strain gauges (101-104) formed on a silicon diaphragm with two output terminals. The difference in the voltage between the two output terminals is dependent on the pressure applied to the strain gauges. A differential amplifier circuit having an operational amplifier (207) and a feedback circuit amplifies the difference between the two output terminals. A temperature dependent resistor (56) in the feedback circuit provides temperature compensation. An adjustable resistor (21) adjusts the sensitivity of the pressure sensor circuit. Temperature dependent resistors (54,55) connected between the operational amplifier and reference voltages compensate for zero point temperature fluctuations, and adjustable resistors (22,23) connected between the operational amplifier and the reference voltages adjust the zero point.