An accurate CMOS delay-line-based smart temperature sensor for low-power low-cost systems

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 840-846

  Chen, Chun Chi ^a   Chen, Poki ^a   Liu, An Wei ^b   Lu, Wen Fu ^b   Chang, Yu Chi ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b Analog Microelectronics (AME) Inc   (Taiwan)

^c Silicon Touch Technology (SITI) Inc   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Analogue to digital converter; Delay line; On chip temperature monitoring; Smart temperature sensor; Time to digital converter

Indexed keywords

ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERSION; CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTRIC DELAY LINES; INTELLIGENT MATERIALS; SENSORS; VLSI CIRCUITS;

ON CHIP TEMPERATURE MONITORING; POWER CONSUMPTION; SMART TEMPERATURE SENSORS; TEMPERATURE TO TIME GENERATORS;

TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERSION; CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTRIC DELAY LINES; INTELLIGENT MATERIALS; SENSORS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; VLSI CIRCUITS;

EID: 33645233614     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/17/4/031     Document Type: Article

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