PRECISION TEMPERATURE SENSORS IN CMOS TECHNOLOGY

• Main Authors: Pertijs, Michiel A.P (Author), Huijsing, Johan H. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2006.
• Series: Analog Circuits and Signal Processing
• Subjects: Engineering.; Physical measurements.; Measurement.; Electrical engineering.; Microwaves.; Optical engineering.; Electronics.; Microelectronics.; Electronic circuits.; Nanotechnology.; Circuits and Systems.; Electrical Engineering.; Electronics and Microelectronics, Instrumentation.; Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering.; Measurement Science and Instrumentation.

The low cost and direct digital output of CMOS smart temperature sensors are important advantages compared to conventional temperature sensors. This book addresses the main problem that nevertheless prevents widespread - plication of CMOS smart temperature sensors: their relatively poor absolute acc...

Table of Contents:

• Acknowledgment
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Characteristics of Bipolar Transistors
• 3. Ratiometric Temperature Measurement Using Bipolar Transistors
• 4. Sigma-Delta Analog-To-Digital Conversion
• 5. Precision Circuit Techniques
• 6. Calibration Techniques
• 7. Realizations
• 8. Conclusions
• Appendices. A Derivation of Mismatch-Related Errors. A.1 Errors in DVBE B Resolution Limits of Sigma-Delta Modulators with a DC Input. C Non-Exponential Settling Transients
• About the Authors
• Index.