Resistance-variation-tolerant constant-power heating circuit for integrated sensor applications

IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 432-439

  Chan, Sunny S W ^a,b   Chan, Philip C H ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b Valence Semiconductor Design Ltd   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CURRENT CONTROL; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; SENSORS;

CMOS TRANSLINEAR LOOPS; CONSTANT POWER HEATING CIRCUITS; INTEGRATED SENSOR CIRCUITS;

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

EID: 0033115827     PISSN: 00189200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/4.753676     Document Type: Article

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