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Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2025

Filed:

Mar. 29, 2022
Applicant:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventor:

Matthias Eberlein, Holzkirchen, DE;

Assignee:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01K 7/00 (2006.01); G01K 7/01 (2006.01); G01R 19/10 (2006.01); G01R 19/165 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01K 7/00 (2013.01); G01K 7/01 (2013.01); G01R 19/10 (2013.01); G01R 19/1659 (2013.01);
Abstract

A temperature sensor circuit is disclosed that uses multiple bipolar devices to generate a proportional to absolute temperature (PTAT) current and a complementary to absolute temperature (CTAT) current. A difference in the PTAT and CTAT current is evaluated using a feedback loop of an amplifier circuit which alternatively charges and discharges a capacitor to create a time-varying analog signal. A comparator circuit compares the analog signal to threshold values to generate an output digital signal whose duty cycle varies with temperature.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Eberlein, Matthias. (2025). Current-mode thermal sensor (U.S. Patent No. 12270714). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12270714

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