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Patent No.:

US 9097592 B1

PDFFull Text
Expired
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2015

Filed:

Aug. 31, 2012

Temperature sensing device and method of generating a signal representing the temperature of an environment

Applicants:

Osvaldo Enrico Zambetti, Milan, IT;

Dario Zambotti, Vimodrone, IT;

Inventors:

Osvaldo Enrico Zambetti, Milan, IT;

Dario Zambotti, Vimodrone, IT;

Assignee:

STMicroelectronics S.r.l., Agrate Brianza, IT;

Attorney:

Seed IP Law group PLLC

Primary Examiner:

Lisa Caputo

Assistant Examiner:

Jonathan Dunlap

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01K 7/24 (2006.01); G01K 7/00 (2006.01); G01K 7/25 (2006.01); G01K 7/16 (2006.01); G01K 7/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01K 7/24 (2013.01); G01K 7/25 (2013.01); G01K 7/00 (2013.01); G01K 7/16 (2013.01); G01K 7/22 (2013.01);
Abstract

A sensing device includes a first current mirror configured to mirror a current flowing through a thermistor, a second current mirror configured to mirror a current flowing through a reference resistor a comparator configured to compare voltages on the thermistor and the resistor, and a counter configured to generate a control signal representative of a temperature difference based on the comparison. The control signal controls a mirroring ratio of the second current mirror. The sensing device may be employed to generate a droop current of a voltage regulator.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Zambetti, Osvaldo. (2015). Temperature sensing device and method of generating a signal representing the temperature of an environment (U.S. Patent No. 9097592). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9097592

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