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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2008
Poki Chen, Taipei, TW;
Chun-chi Chen, Taipei, TW;
Tuo-kuang Chen, Taipei, TW;
National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, TW;
Abstract
A digital temperature sensing system and method for converting a test temperature into a digital output signal are disclosed. The system comprises a temperature-to-time circuit for generating a thermally sensitive time signal of which a width varies with the test temperature; an adjustable time reference circuit for generating a time reference signal of which a width changes with the digital set value; a time comparator for generating a time comparison signal according to a width difference between the thermally sensitive time signal and the time reference signal; a logic control circuit for adjusting the digital set value of the adjustable time reference circuit according to the time comparison signal so that the width of the thermally sensitive time signal and the width of time reference signal are close enough or substantially equal.