Patent classifications
G05F1/567
VOLTAGE SUPPLY CIRCUITS, THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY DEVICES, PERIPHERAL CIRCUIT, AND METHODS FOR ADJUSTING VOLTAGE SUPPLY CIRCUIT
A voltage supply circuit includes a temperature compensation circuit and a voltage regulation circuit. The temperature compensation circuit includes a comparator circuit comparing a device temperature value with a reference value to output a comparison result, and a compensation controller circuit receiving the comparison result, a compensation value control signal, and a compensation enable signal, and outputting a voltage control signal according to the comparison result. The voltage regulation circuit receives the voltage control signal and provides a voltage output according to the control signal.
Low noise bandgap circuit
Multiple temperature-proportional cores are implemented within a bandgap circuit to deliver respective, uncorrelated temperature-proportional currents to a temperature-complementary load, reducing flicker noise in the resulting bandgap reference voltage.
Low noise bandgap circuit
Multiple temperature-proportional cores are implemented within a bandgap circuit to deliver respective, uncorrelated temperature-proportional currents to a temperature-complementary load, reducing flicker noise in the resulting bandgap reference voltage.
Exponential-based slope compensation
A voltage converter includes an inductor, a transistor, a comparator, an error amplifier, and a slope generator circuit. The transistor has a control input and first and second transistor current terminals. The first current terminal is coupled to the inductor. The comparator has first and second comparator inputs and a comparator output. The comparator output is usable to control the transistor's control input. The error amplifier has an error amplifier input and an error amplifier output. The error amplifier output is coupled to the first comparator input. The slope generator circuit is coupled to at least one of the first or second comparator inputs. The slope generator circuit is configured to generate a slope compensation current which, during at least a portion of each cycle of operation of the voltage regulator, varies approximately exponentially with respect to time.
Exponential-based slope compensation
A voltage converter includes an inductor, a transistor, a comparator, an error amplifier, and a slope generator circuit. The transistor has a control input and first and second transistor current terminals. The first current terminal is coupled to the inductor. The comparator has first and second comparator inputs and a comparator output. The comparator output is usable to control the transistor's control input. The error amplifier has an error amplifier input and an error amplifier output. The error amplifier output is coupled to the first comparator input. The slope generator circuit is coupled to at least one of the first or second comparator inputs. The slope generator circuit is configured to generate a slope compensation current which, during at least a portion of each cycle of operation of the voltage regulator, varies approximately exponentially with respect to time.
TEMPERATURE-BASED BANDGAP REFERENCE CIRCUIT
Circuits, systems, and methods to automatically switch modes to provide constant reference voltages are discussed herein. For example, a bandgap reference system may include a first bandgap reference circuit configured to provide a first bandgap reference voltage, a low dropout regulator coupled to the first bandgap reference circuit, a temperature circuit coupled to the low dropout regulator, and a second bandgap reference circuit coupled to the low dropout regulator and the temperature circuit. The second bandgap reference circuit may be configured to configure one or more impedance elements based at least in part on a temperature signal and provide a second bandgap reference voltage based on one or more currents that pass through the one or more impedance elements.
Voltage reference temperature compensation circuits and methods
Systems and methods are provided for generating a temperature compensated reference voltage. A temperature compensation circuit may include a proportional-to-absolute temperature (PTAT) circuit, and a complementary-to-absolute temperature (CTAT) circuit, with the PTAT circuit and the CTAT circuit including at least one common metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) and being configured to collectively generate a reference voltage in response to a regulated current input. The PTAT circuit may be configured to produce an increase in magnitude of the reference voltage with an increase of temperature, and the CTAT circuit may be configured to generated a decrease in magnitude of the reference voltage with the increase of temperature, wherein the increase in magnitude of the reference voltage produced by the PTAT circuit is at least partially offset by the decrease in magnitude of the reference voltage produced by the CTAT circuit.
Voltage reference temperature compensation circuits and methods
Systems and methods are provided for generating a temperature compensated reference voltage. A temperature compensation circuit may include a proportional-to-absolute temperature (PTAT) circuit, and a complementary-to-absolute temperature (CTAT) circuit, with the PTAT circuit and the CTAT circuit including at least one common metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) and being configured to collectively generate a reference voltage in response to a regulated current input. The PTAT circuit may be configured to produce an increase in magnitude of the reference voltage with an increase of temperature, and the CTAT circuit may be configured to generated a decrease in magnitude of the reference voltage with the increase of temperature, wherein the increase in magnitude of the reference voltage produced by the PTAT circuit is at least partially offset by the decrease in magnitude of the reference voltage produced by the CTAT circuit.
PRECISION OSCILLATORS THAT USE IMPRECISE COMPONENTS
Trimming components within an oscillator comprising: a trim-capable current source, wherein the trim-capable current source comprises a trimmable resistor and a trimmable current component, a comparator comprising a first input terminal that couples to the trim-capable current source and the second input terminal that couples to a reference voltage source, a switch coupled to the first input terminal and the trim-capable current source, and a trim-capable capacitor coupled to the switch, wherein the switch is coupled between the trim-capable capacitor and the trim-capable current source.
PRECISION OSCILLATORS THAT USE IMPRECISE COMPONENTS
Trimming components within an oscillator comprising: a trim-capable current source, wherein the trim-capable current source comprises a trimmable resistor and a trimmable current component, a comparator comprising a first input terminal that couples to the trim-capable current source and the second input terminal that couples to a reference voltage source, a switch coupled to the first input terminal and the trim-capable current source, and a trim-capable capacitor coupled to the switch, wherein the switch is coupled between the trim-capable capacitor and the trim-capable current source.