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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2024
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Bei-Shing Lien, Hsinchu, TW;
Szu-Lin Liu, Hsinchu, TW;
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
An integrated circuit is provided, which includes a first temperature-sensitive device and a second temperature-sensitive device. The first temperature-sensitive device is configured to generate a reference voltage at an output terminal of the integrated circuit. The second temperature-sensitive device is coupled to the output terminal of the integrated circuit through a resistor, and configured to operate in conjunction with the first temperature-sensitive device to generate a first bias current flowing from the output terminal of the integrated circuit to a ground node through the resistor and the first temperature-sensitive device. The first bias current monotonically increases as an absolute temperature of the integrated circuit increases.