Miscellaneous active electrical nonlinear devices – circuits – and – Specific identifiable device – circuit – or system – With specific source of supply or bias voltage
Reexamination Certificate
2007-07-24
2007-07-24
Wells, Kenneth B. (Department: 2816)
Miscellaneous active electrical nonlinear devices, circuits, and
Specific identifiable device, circuit, or system
With specific source of supply or bias voltage
C323S314000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10808635
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method provide for curvature corrected temperature variations in a band-gap reference circuit. The apparatus includes a band-gap cell, an IPTAT circuit, a resistor, and a feedback circuit. The band-gap cell is arranged to provide a band-gap voltage. The resistor circuit is coupled to both the band-gap cell and the IPTAT circuit. The feedback circuit is arranged to selectively activate the IPTAT circuit such that an additional correction factor is added to the temperature response of the band-gap cell to provide a second order curve. The IPTAT circuit can be implemented as a simple transistor that is responsive to changes in absolute temperature.
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Englund Terry L.
Hertzberg Brett A.
Merchant & Gould P,C,
National Semiconductor Corporation
Wells Kenneth B.
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