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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2007
Applicants:
Torsten Mahnke, Munich, DE;
Stephan Drebinger, Munich, DE;
Michael Brauer, Starnberg, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
National Semiconductor Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 3/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A voltage reference circuit is provided. The voltage reference circuit includes a first PTAT voltage generator and an amplifier. The first PTAT voltage generator is operable to generate a first PTAT voltage. The amplifier, which is coupled to the first PTAT voltage generator, comprises a second PTAT voltage generator that is complementary to the first PTAT voltage generator. The second PTAT voltage generator is operable to generate a second PTAT voltage. The amplifier is operable to generate a reference voltage based on the first PTAT voltage and the second PTAT voltage.