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Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016

Filed:

Feb. 06, 2015
Applicant:

Stmicroelectronics (Rousset) Sas, Rousset, FR;

Inventors:

Jimmy Fort, Puyloubier, FR;

Thierry Soude, Marseilles, FR;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 1/625 (2006.01); G05F 3/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 1/625 (2013.01); G05F 3/30 (2013.01);
Abstract

An adjustable bandgap reference voltage includes a first circuit for generating IPTAT, a second circuit for generating ICTAT, and an output module configured to generate the reference voltage. The first circuit includes a first amplifier connected to terminals of a core for equalizing voltages across the terminals, where the first amplifier has a first stage that is biased by the current inversely proportional to absolute temperature and is arranged according to a folded setup with first PMOS transistors arranged according to a common-gate setup. The first circuit also includes a feedback stage with an input connected to the first amplifier output. The feedback stage output is connected to the first stage input and to a terminal of the core. The second circuit includes a follower amplifier connected to a terminal of the core and separated from the first amplifier and the output module is connected to the feedback stage.


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