A voltage reference circuit comprises: a first transistor; a second transistor, wherein the first transistor and the second transistor are arranged in a stacked connection between a terminal connected to ground and a terminal connected to a supply voltage, wherein a reference voltage is output at an output node between the first transistor and the second transistor; and a regulating transistor, wherein the regulating transistor is connected between the supply voltage and the first transistor in a stacked connection with the second transistor, wherein a bulk terminal of the regulating transistor is connected to the output node for compensating changes in the reference voltage at the output node to maintain a stable reference voltage level.

A voltage reference circuit comprises: a first transistor; a second transistor, wherein the first transistor and the second transistor are arranged in a stacked connection between a terminal connected to ground and a terminal connected to a supply voltage, wherein a reference voltage is output at an output node between the first transistor and the second transistor; and a regulating transistor, wherein the regulating transistor is connected between the supply voltage and the first transistor in a stacked connection with the second transistor, wherein a bulk terminal of the regulating transistor is connected to the output node for compensating changes in the reference voltage at the output node to maintain a stable reference voltage level.

A voltage reference circuit comprises: first transistor, second transistor, first regulating transistor, and second regulating transistor arranged in a stacked connection, wherein first voltage is provided at first node between first and second transistor, second voltage is provided at second node between second transistor and first regulating transistor, third voltage is provided at third node between first and second regulating transistor; wherein first regulating transistor and second regulating transistor are connected to first node and second node, respectively, for compensating changes in first voltage and second voltage, respectively, to maintain stable voltage levels; wherein voltage reference circuit outputs at least one of the first, second or third voltage as a reference voltage.

A voltage reference circuit comprises: first transistor, second transistor, first regulating transistor, and second regulating transistor arranged in a stacked connection, wherein first voltage is provided at first node between first and second transistor, second voltage is provided at second node between second transistor and first regulating transistor, third voltage is provided at third node between first and second regulating transistor; wherein first regulating transistor and second regulating transistor are connected to first node and second node, respectively, for compensating changes in first voltage and second voltage, respectively, to maintain stable voltage levels; wherein voltage reference circuit outputs at least one of the first, second or third voltage as a reference voltage.

An internal voltage generation circuit includes a shifting source voltage generation circuit configured to generate a shifting source voltage having a voltage level that falls as a voltage level of a power supply voltage rises during a period when the power supply voltage is lower than a preset voltage level. The internal voltage generation circuit also includes an internal voltage regulator configured to generate a driving signal through a level shifting operation that is performed according to the shifting source voltage received when driving an internal voltage and configured to drive the internal voltage based on the driving signal.

An internal voltage generation circuit includes a shifting source voltage generation circuit configured to generate a shifting source voltage having a voltage level that falls as a voltage level of a power supply voltage rises during a period when the power supply voltage is lower than a preset voltage level. The internal voltage generation circuit also includes an internal voltage regulator configured to generate a driving signal through a level shifting operation that is performed according to the shifting source voltage received when driving an internal voltage and configured to drive the internal voltage based on the driving signal.

A power control device includes: an output voltage controller configured to control an output voltage based on a feedback voltage corresponding to the output voltage; and an overvoltage protector configured to continue or stop the operation of the output voltage controller based on a first detection result of whether the output voltage has exceeded an output voltage threshold value and a second detection result of whether the feedback voltage has fallen to or below a feedback voltage threshold value.

A power control device includes: an output voltage controller configured to control an output voltage based on a feedback voltage corresponding to the output voltage; and an overvoltage protector configured to continue or stop the operation of the output voltage controller based on a first detection result of whether the output voltage has exceeded an output voltage threshold value and a second detection result of whether the feedback voltage has fallen to or below a feedback voltage threshold value.

Circuits, systems, and methods to switch modes based on temperature and to provide reference voltages are discussed herein. For example, a bandgap reference circuit may include one or more impedance elements and one or more switches coupled to the one or more impedance elements. The one or more switches may be controllable based on a temperature signal. The bandgap reference circuit may be configured to provide a bandgap reference voltage that is associated with less than a particular amount of voltage variation.

A control device for a switching voltage regulator includes: a first detector of a first measurement signal indicative of a current flowing in a first side of the regulator, and providing a first comparison signal as a function of a first threshold; a second detector of a second measurement signal indicative of a current flowing in a second side of the regulator, and providing a second comparison signal as a function of a second threshold; a driving-signal generation circuit which generates a switching control signal from the first comparison signal to drive the switching circuit; a calibration circuit which receives an alert signal indicative of the first threshold, compares the alert signal and the second comparison signal, and provides a calibration signal in response; and a feedback circuit which provides a control signal as a function of an error signal and of the calibration signal.