A solid-state circuit is presented which may comprise a pass device, a control circuit, and a leakage current compensation circuit. The pass device may have a first terminal, a second terminal and a drive terminal, wherein the first terminal of the pass device is coupled with an input terminal of the solid-state circuit, and wherein the second terminal of the pass device is coupled with an output terminal of the solid-state circuit. The control circuit may be coupled with the drive terminal of the pass device and may be configured to drive the pass device with a driving voltage. The leakage current compensation circuit may be configured to receive a leakage current of the pass device and may be configured to forward said leakage current as a bias current to said control circuit.

A solid-state circuit is presented which may comprise a pass device, a control circuit, and a leakage current compensation circuit. The pass device may have a first terminal, a second terminal and a drive terminal, wherein the first terminal of the pass device is coupled with an input terminal of the solid-state circuit, and wherein the second terminal of the pass device is coupled with an output terminal of the solid-state circuit. The control circuit may be coupled with the drive terminal of the pass device and may be configured to drive the pass device with a driving voltage. The leakage current compensation circuit may be configured to receive a leakage current of the pass device and may be configured to forward said leakage current as a bias current to said control circuit.

The present disclosure relates to an amplifying circuit and a voltage generating circuit. The amplifying circuit includes: an operational amplifier, including a first input terminal, a second input terminal and an output terminal, and configured to be capable of outputting an output voltage corresponding to an input voltage from the output terminal to the first input terminal; a voltage dividing circuit, including a series circuit of a plurality of voltage dividing resistors disposed between the output terminal and a predetermined potential terminal, wherein the series circuit includes a feedback node connected to the second input terminal and a correction node different from the feedback node; and a correction circuit, including a diode inserted between the correction node and the predetermined potential terminal.

The present disclosure relates to an amplifying circuit and a voltage generating circuit. The amplifying circuit includes: an operational amplifier, including a first input terminal, a second input terminal and an output terminal, and configured to be capable of outputting an output voltage corresponding to an input voltage from the output terminal to the first input terminal; a voltage dividing circuit, including a series circuit of a plurality of voltage dividing resistors disposed between the output terminal and a predetermined potential terminal, wherein the series circuit includes a feedback node connected to the second input terminal and a correction node different from the feedback node; and a correction circuit, including a diode inserted between the correction node and the predetermined potential terminal.

This description relates generally to piecewise temperature compensation. In an example, a circuit includes a knee code selector that can be configured to set a knee point temperature for a correction current responsive to a respective knee point temperature code of knee point temperature codes and a respective temperature sense signal of temperature sense signals. The circuit includes an output circuit that can be configured to provide the correction current responsive to the respective temperature sense signal and temperature voltages, and a trim digital to analog converter (DAC) that can be configured to provide a piecewise compensation current responsive to the correction current and a respective trim code of trim codes.

This description relates generally to piecewise temperature compensation. In an example, a circuit includes a knee code selector that can be configured to set a knee point temperature for a correction current responsive to a respective knee point temperature code of knee point temperature codes and a respective temperature sense signal of temperature sense signals. The circuit includes an output circuit that can be configured to provide the correction current responsive to the respective temperature sense signal and temperature voltages, and a trim digital to analog converter (DAC) that can be configured to provide a piecewise compensation current responsive to the correction current and a respective trim code of trim codes.

A resistance device (100) includes a field-effect transistor (TN) and a voltage applying circuit (1). The voltage applying circuit (1) applies a control voltage (Vgs) between the gate and source of the field-effect transistor (TN) according to a temperature (T) to control a resistance value (R) between the drain and source of the field-effect transistor (TN). The control voltage (Vgs) is a voltage obtained by adding a correction voltage (Vc) to a reference voltage (Vgs0). The correction voltage (Vc) depends on the temperature (T) and is set to be zero at a first temperature (T1).

A resistance device (100) includes a field-effect transistor (TN) and a voltage applying circuit (1). The voltage applying circuit (1) applies a control voltage (Vgs) between the gate and source of the field-effect transistor (TN) according to a temperature (T) to control a resistance value (R) between the drain and source of the field-effect transistor (TN). The control voltage (Vgs) is a voltage obtained by adding a correction voltage (Vc) to a reference voltage (Vgs0). The correction voltage (Vc) depends on the temperature (T) and is set to be zero at a first temperature (T1).

The disclosure provides a temperature compensation circuit that generates a temperature-compensated current and an integrated semiconductor circuit using the temperature compensation circuit. The temperature compensation circuit includes: a first PTAT current source which has a first emitter area ratio and generates a first current, the first current having a first temperature coefficient proportional to the absolute temperature; a second PTAT current source which has a second emitter area ratio and generates a second current, the second current having a second temperature coefficient proportional to the absolute temperature; an adjustment circuit which adjusts the current generated by the first PTAT current source; and a differential circuit which outputs the difference between the current adjusted by the adjustment circuit and the current generated by the second PTAT current source.

The disclosure provides a temperature compensation circuit that generates a temperature-compensated current and an integrated semiconductor circuit using the temperature compensation circuit. The temperature compensation circuit includes: a first PTAT current source which has a first emitter area ratio and generates a first current, the first current having a first temperature coefficient proportional to the absolute temperature; a second PTAT current source which has a second emitter area ratio and generates a second current, the second current having a second temperature coefficient proportional to the absolute temperature; an adjustment circuit which adjusts the current generated by the first PTAT current source; and a differential circuit which outputs the difference between the current adjusted by the adjustment circuit and the current generated by the second PTAT current source.