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Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2022

Filed:

May. 17, 2021
Applicant:

Nxp Usa, Inc., Austin, TX (US);

Inventors:

Hongwei Liu, Toulouse, FR;

Yuan Gao, Cugnaux, FR;

Estelle Huynh, Villeneuve-Tolosane, FR;

Assignee:

NXP USA, Inc., Austin, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 3/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 3/185 (2013.01);
Abstract

A voltage reference circuit is disclosed comprising: a supply terminal; a ground terminal; a first current source and a Zener diode connected in series between the supply and ground terminals and having a first node therebetween and configured to supply a Zener voltage at the first node; an output node configured to provide a voltage reference; and a CTAT, circuit connected between the first node and the output node; wherein the CTAT circuit comprises: two bipolar transistors, having their respective emitters connected at a second node, and configured to, in operation, have equal collector-emitter currents, the base of the first bipolar transistor being connected to the first node, the base of the second bipolar transistor being connected to a centre node of a first voltage divider; and wherein the first voltage divider is connected between the emitter of the second bipolar transistor and the output node.


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