Temperature compensated bandgap voltage reference circuit

Electricity: power supply or regulation systems – In shunt with source or load – Using a three or more terminal semiconductive device

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323313, G05F 1613, G05F 320

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ABSTRACT:
A pair of transistors, connected as a differential amplifier, is operated so that the transistors run at different current densities. A voltage divider is coupled across a pair of circuit terminals so that a portion of the terminal voltage is coupled to and used to differentially bias the transistors. An amplifier, responsive to the transistors differential output, and coupled to the divider, is used to vary the terminal voltage to force the differential output to zero. The transistor bias voltage thus generated has a positive temperature coefficient of voltage. A forward biased diode, which has a negative temperature coefficient of voltage, is also incorporated into the divider. When the terminal voltage is made equal to the semiconductor bandgap, the two temperature sensitive terms cancel to compensate the reference voltage.

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