A signal generating device includes: a first circuit arranged to generate a first current to a first bipolar junction transistor therein; a second circuit coupled to the first circuit via an output terminal for generating a second current to a second BJT therein; and a first control circuit coupled to the first circuit and the second circuit, for generating a first adjusting current and a second adjusting current to the first circuit and the second circuit for adjusting the first current and the second current such that the first circuit and the second circuit outputs a temperature-dependent signal on the output terminal.

A temperature sensing circuit includes a current source circuit, a resistor, a bandgap voltage generation circuit, a voltage-equalizing circuit and a temperature determining circuit. The current source circuit has a first current output terminal and a second current output terminal. The bandgap voltage generation circuit includes a pair of bipolar junction transistors. The voltage-equalizing circuit equalizes voltages of a first current output terminal and the second current output terminal. The temperature determining circuit includes a sampling capacitor and a calculation circuit. The sampling capacitor samples a first voltage of a first terminal of the resistor and a second voltage of a second terminal of the resistor. The calculation circuit generates a temperature value by calculating a voltage difference between the first voltage and the second voltage.

A voltage regulator comprising a reference current generator coupled between a supply terminal and a reference terminal and configured to provide a reference current that is independent of an operating range of a supply voltage; and a regulator stage comprising: a current terminal configured to receive the reference current; a NMOS transistor having: a gate coupled to the current terminal; a drain coupled to the supply terminal; and a source coupled to an output terminal; a voltage reference circuit for providing a regulated output voltage coupled between the output terminal and the reference terminal, the voltage reference circuit comprising an output resistor coupled in series with a conduction channel of an output bipolar transistor arranged in a diode-connected configuration; an input bipolar transistor having: a conduction channel coupled between the current terminal and the reference terminal; and a base terminal coupled to a base terminal of the output bipolar transistor.

In an example, a circuit includes an input stage having a control voltage input, a feedback input, a first control output and a second control output. The feedback input is coupled to a driver output. A first path stage has a first voltage input and a third output. The first voltage input is coupled to the first control output, and the third output is coupled to the driver output. A second path stage has a second voltage input and a fourth output. The second voltage input is coupled to the second control output, and the fourth output is coupled to the driver output. A load transistor has a control input coupled to the driver output. The input stage is configured to provide gm-boosting to the first path stage to turn on the load transistor responsive to an output voltage at a voltage output.

A reference voltage circuit (1) includes a PTAT voltage generation circuit (20) that generates a voltage with a positive temperature coefficient, a CTAT voltage generation circuit (10) that generates a voltage with a negative temperature coefficient, and a temperature characteristic adjustment circuit (30) that generates a voltage for adjusting temperature characteristics. The reference voltage circuit outputs a reference voltage (VOUT) formed by calculation based on the output of the PTAT voltage generation circuit, output of the CTAT voltage generation circuit, and output of the temperature characteristic adjustment circuit.

Described embodiments include an integrated circuit for temperature gradient compensation of a bandgap voltage. A bandgap core circuit has a bandgap feedback input, a bandgap adjustment input and a bandgap reference output. A resistor is coupled between the bandgap adjustment input and a ground terminal. An offset and slope correction circuit has an offset correction output that is coupled to the bandgap adjustment input. A signal at the offset correction output is trimmed at an ambient temperature. A thermal error cancellation (TEC) circuit has a TEC output coupled to the bandgap adjustment input. The TEC circuit includes first and second temperature sensors that are located apart from each other. A signal at the TEC output is responsive to temperatures at the first and second temperature sensors. An amplifier has an amplifier input and an amplifier output. The amplifier input is coupled to the bandgap reference output.

A voltage generator circuitry includes first to third bipolar transistors having commonly-connected base electrodes, first and second current mirror circuitries, first and second differential amplifiers; a first resistor; and a current-voltage conversion circuitry. The first current mirror circuitry supplies currents to the first to third bipolar transistors and to the current-voltage conversion circuitry. The second current mirror circuitry supplies currents to the first to third bipolar transistors, and s to the current-voltage conversion circuitry. The first and second differential amplifiers control the first and second current mirror. The current-voltage conversion circuitry converts a sum current of the first and second currents into an output voltage.

Disclosed are a temperature compensation apparatus and method. The apparatus includes a reference signal generator that supplies at least one of a first current which is constant regardless of temperature variation and a second current which is proportional to temperature variation, a slope amplifier that determines a first output current having a second temperature coefficient which is a multiple of a first temperature coefficient of the second current, based on the first current and the second current, and a slope controller that determines a second output current having a third temperature coefficient, using a weighted average of the first current and the second current.

An on chip temperature independent current generator for generating a temperature independent current, said temperature independent current generator including: an on chip current generator having an output to provide an electrical current being proportional to an absolute temperature of a chip in which the temperature independent current generator is embedded; and an on chip transistor having a base connected to a temperature independent reference voltage generator, a collector connected to a current mirror, and an emitter connected to the output of the on chip current generator and connected via an on chip resistor to a reference potential, wherein the current mirror is adapted to mirror a collector current flowing to the collector of said on chip transistor to generate the temperature independent current.

A circuit includes a first PMOS transistor that includes a first PMOS source coupled to a first input node, a first PMOS gate, and a first PMOS drain. A second PMOS transistor includes a second PMOS source coupled to a second input node, a second PMOS gate, and a second PMOS drain coupled to the second PMOS gate. A first resistor coupled between the first PMOS source and a ground node. A first diode element coupled between the first resistor and the ground node and a second diode element coupled between the second PMOS source and the ground node. A third PMOS transistor includes a third PMOS gate, a third PMOS source coupled to a supply node, and a third PMOS drain coupled to the first input node. A fourth PMOS transistor includes a fourth PMOS gate coupled to the third PMOS gate, a fourth PMOS source coupled to the supply node, and a fourth PMOS drain coupled to the second input node.