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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 28, 1997
Hartono Darmawaskita, Chandler, AZ (US);
James B Nolan, Chandler, AZ (US);
Microchip Technology Incorporated, Chandler, AZ (US);
Abstract
A time-based digital temperature sensing system has a first oscillator which is temperature sensitive. The first oscillator has a temperature coefficient which allows the first oscillator to generate an output signal which varies linearly as a function of temperature. A second oscillator is provided and is used to generates a reference clock signal. The outputs from the first and the second oscillator are coupled to a timer. The timer has a clock input coupled to an output of the second oscillator and an enable input coupled to an output of the first oscillator. From these input signals, the timer generates a number indicative of a length of time the timer is enabled by the first oscillator. The number is proportional to a current temperature of a material that is being monitored by the temperature sensing system.