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7626449 Apparatus and method for tuning center frequency of a filter  
A method for tuning a filter is provided. The method includes: enabling a VCO circuit, wherein at least a portion of the VCO circuit is selected from the filter; generating an oscillation signal by...
7616050 Power supply circuit for producing a reference current with a prescribable temperature dependence  
A power supply circuit is provided for producing a reference current with a prescribable temperature dependence. The circuit includes two current sinks, which at their respective input take up a...
7616044 Logarithmic temperature compensation for detectors  
The intercept of a logarithmic amplifier is temperature stabilized by generating a signal having the form H log H where H is a function of temperature such as T/T 0 . The first H factor is...
7610165 Semiconductor memory device having on die thermal sensor  
A semiconductor memory device includes: a temperature information output unit for measuring an internal temperature of the semiconductor memory device, and generating a plurality of flag signals,...
7609045 Reference voltage generator providing a temperature-compensated output voltage  
The present invention concerns a reference voltage generator ( 40 ) that provides a reference voltage (Vref new). The voltage generator ( 30 ) is operated at a supply voltage (Vdd) being lower than...
7603575 Frequency-dependent voltage control in digital logic  
An electronic circuit comprises at least one digital logic circuit; and a power control circuit. The power control circuit is operable to adjust the voltage of a power signal supplied to the at...
7602234 Substantially zero temperature coefficient bias generator  
In an embodiment, a bias generator circuit comprises a first circuit and a second circuit. The first circuit includes a first input coupled to a voltage source and a first output that provides a...
7595685 Power efficient and fast settling bias current generation circuit and system  
Bias current generation systems are disclosed. In one embodiment, a bias current generation system comprises a proportional to absolute temperature (PTAT) current source generating a PTAT current,...
7595681 Method and apparatus for compensating for variances of a buried resistor in an integrated circuit  
A method and apparatus that compensates for variances in the resistance of the buried resistor during operation of the integrated circuit using a waveform that is representative of the thermal...
7594750 Method for outputting internal temperature data in semiconductor memory device and circuit of outputting internal temperature date thereby  
A method for outputting internal temperature data in a semiconductor memory device can output, at high speed, relatively accurate temperature data externally, without continuously or periodically...
7592859 Apparatus to compare an input voltage with a threshold voltage  
Apparatus to compare an input signal to a threshold level are disclosed. An example circuit described herein includes a Widlar bandgap circuit to receive the input signal, an intermediate stage...
7589580 Reference current generating method and current reference circuit  
Provided are a reference current generating method and a current reference circuit. The reference current generating method includes generating a first current using a NMOS transistor and a second...
7579900 Operation and circuitry of a power conversion and control circuit  
Since parallel MOSFETs are usually driven with one gate signal in power applications, the current sharing between the MOSFETs is automatically established with regard to the characteristics of the...
7579898 Temperature sensor device and methods thereof  
A device having a temperature sensor device is disclosed. The temperature sensor device includes a complementary to absolute temperature (CTAT) module and a reference module. Both the temperature...
7576599 Voltage generating apparatus  
A voltage generating apparatus including a current source, a first voltage source, a second voltage source, a first differential pair, a second differential pair, a voltage divider and a current...
7576597 Electronic device and related method for performing compensation operation on electronic element  
The present invention discloses an electronic device and related method for performing a compensation operation on an electronic element, wherein the electronic device includes: a control module,...
7573301 Temperature based filter for an on-chip system clock  
An integrated circuit including an on-board system clock, the integrated circuit including a clock filter configured to determine a temperature of the integrated circuit and to alter an output of...
7570108 Apparatus for regulating voltage  
An apparatus for regulating voltage for at least one differential transistor pair having a voltage follower buffer, the voltage follower section having a first voltage-temperature response,...
7565258 Thermal sensor and method  
In one embodiment, an apparatus is constituted with a temperature sensing circuit adapted to be coupled to a current sources circuit, and configured to measure a circuit temperature and to generate...
7560974 Generation of back-bias voltage with high temperature sensitivity  
A level detector within a back-bias voltage generator includes a toggling unit and a temperature detector. The toggling unit causes an enable signal to be activated when an absolute value of a...
7557631 Voltage and temperature compensation delay system and method  
A delay circuit provides a voltage and temperature compensated delayed output signal. The delay circuit includes a first delay stage that receives an input signal, and generates a delayed output...
7556423 Temperature sensor bow compensation  
The output of a solid-state temperature sensor is the ratio of a voltage proportional to a reference voltage. The solid-state temperature sensor used diodes in its sensing and reference circuits,...
7549796 Digital temperature detection circuit adapted for use with semiconductor device  
A digital temperature detection circuit adapted for use with a semiconductor device is disclosed. The digital temperature detection circuit comprises a digital temperature generation unit adapted...
7541862 Reference voltage generating circuit  
A reference voltage generating circuit is described. The circuit includes a current generating section that generates a first current having a positive temperature coefficient, a voltage generating...
7540657 Temperature detection circuit  
A temperature detection circuit according to the present invention includes a potential generating part and a temperature detection part. The potential generating part generates a potential...
7532063 Apparatus for generating reference voltage in semiconductor memory apparatus  
An apparatus for generating a reference voltage in a semiconductor memory apparatus according includes: a first voltage generating unit configured to generate a voltage proportional to temperature;...
7532056 On chip temperature detector, temperature detection method and refresh control method using the same  
A temperature sensor includes a proportional to absolute temperature (PTAT) current generator configured to generate a first current proportional to temperature, a first complementary to absolute...
7528645 Temperature dependent clamping of a transistor  
An apparatus, comprising a transistor having a source/drain node and a gate, and a circuit coupled between the source/drain node and the gate and configured to limit a voltage between the...
7528644 Temperature detecting circuit  
A temperature detecting circuit is provided. The temperature detecting circuit includes a reference and detection voltage generator for generating a reference voltage corresponding to a first and a...
7521985 Method for regulating temperature and circuit therefor  
A method and circuit for managing thermal performance of an integrated circuit. Temperature sensing circuits and a plurality of power FETs that are coupled together in parallel are manufactured...
7518437 Constant current circuit and constant current generating method  
A constant current circuit and a constant current generating method, wherein when a voltage in substantially no temperature dependence is applied to an element to output a constant current,...
7514998 Wide-temperature integrated operational amplifier  
The present invention relates to a reference current circuit. The reference circuit comprises a low-level current bias circuit, a voltage proportional-to-absolute temperature generator for creating...
7504878 Device having temperature compensation for providing constant current through utilizing compensating unit with positive temperature coefficient  
A device, having temperature compensation, includes a constant voltage provider for providing a constant voltage; and a compensating load coupled to the constant voltage provider for providing a...
7504874 Transistor arrangement with temperature compensation and method for temperature compensation  
A transistor arrangement with temperature compensation is disclosed with a transistor having at least one adjustable geometric parameter. A temperature measuring means outputs a...
7495505 Low supply voltage band-gap reference circuit and negative temperature coefficient current generation unit thereof and method for supplying band-gap reference current  
A low supply voltage band-gap reference circuit is provided, which includes a positive temperature coefficient current generation unit and a negative temperature coefficient current generation...
7495503 Current biasing circuit  
A current biasing circuit is provided, which is designed to suppress reference current drift caused by temperature variation with a low overall temperature coefficient of a constant-voltage circuit...
7489184 Device and method for generating a low-voltage reference  
A voltage reference generating method, source, memory device and substrate containing the same include a voltage reference generator comprised of a bandgap voltage reference circuit including a...
7486065 Reference voltage generator and method for generating a bias-insensitive reference voltage  
The present invention is directed to a device and method for generating a reference voltage. A reference voltage generator comprises a first circuit, a second circuit, and an external device. The...
7477090 Circuit characteristics controller  
A circuit characteristics controller ( 10 ) changes the supply voltage to circuit ( 12 ) on the basis of the characteristics of at least one transistor in circuit ( 12 ) so as to control the...
7471136 Temperature compensated self-refresh circuit  
A temperature compensated self-refresh circuit maintains a stable current characteristic by maintaining a predetermined self-refresh cycle to cope with a process skew and a voltage change in a low...
7467059 Extended thermal management  
A method for managing thermal condition of a thermal zone that includes multiple thermally controllable components include determining thermal relationship between the components and reducing...
7461972 One point calibration integrated temperature sensor for wireless radio frequency applications  
A low power analog linear temperature sensor integrateable with digital and/or analog circuits in CMOS fabrication processes. The sensor is accurately calibrateable at a single temperature that...
7456678 Apparatus and method for providing a temperature compensated reference current  
An apparatus and method for providing a temperature compensated reference current in an electronic device is disclosed. The temperature compensated reference current is compensated for temperature...
7455452 Temperature sensor capable of controlling sensing temperature  
A temperature sensor includes a reference voltage generator, a sensing temperature controller and a first differential amplifier. The reference voltage generator generates a reference voltage...
7454640 System and method for providing a thermal shutdown circuit with temperature warning flags  
A system and method is disclosed that provides a thermal shutdown circuit that generates a plurality of temperature warning flag signals. Each temperature warning flag signal represents a different...
7453302 Temperature compensated delay signals  
A temperature compensated delay circuit for delaying a signal within an integrated circuit includes a temperature sensor. The temperature sensor is configured to sense a temperature proximal to the...
7452128 On chip temperature measuring and monitoring circuit and method  
A device temperature measurement circuit, an integrated circuit (IC) including a device temperature measurement circuit, a method of characterizing device temperature and a method of monitoring...
7446592 PVT variation detection and compensation circuit  
A compensation circuit and a method for detecting and compensating for process, voltage, and temperature (PVT) variations in an integrated circuit. The integrated circuit includes plural logic...
7444490 Apparatus, system, and method for modifying memory voltage and performance based on a measure of memory device stress  
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for modifying memory device timing and voltage. A detection module detects a change of memory device stress. A timing modification module modifies the...
7443226 Emitter area trim scheme for a PTAT current source  
A current source for generating a PTAT current using two bipolar transistors with an 1:A emitter area ratio implements a split resistor architecture to cancel mismatch errors in the current mirror...