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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2023
Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc., Ames, IA (US);
Mona Ganji, Ames, IA (US);
Degang James Chen, Ames, IA (US);
Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc., Ames, IA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a temperature-to-digital converter that fulfills the requirement of sensing temperature in applications, such as automotive, where operation in a wide temperature range is essential. Due to the dependency of the transistor models on the temperature, the conventional temperature sensors have a limited range in which they have an acceptable function. The disclosed sensor overcomes this problem by introducing a design independent of the transistor model and relies on cancelling and matching temperature non-linearity of different blocks. The approach according to the present disclosure enables the design of a temperature sensor that is operational in the never before achieved range of −55° C. to 200° C.