A time-domain SAR smart temperature sensor with curvature compensation and a 3σ inaccuracy of 0.4°C ∼ 0.6°C over a 0°C to 90°C range

IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 600-609

  Chen, Poki ^a   Chen, Chun Chi ^b   Peng, Yu Han ^a   Wang, Kai Ming ^a   Wang, Yu Shin ^a  

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

^b NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Curvature compensation; Smart temperature sensor; Successive approximation register (SAR); Thermostat; Time domain; Time to digital converter

Indexed keywords

CURVATURE COMPENSATION; SMART TEMPERATURE SENSORS; SUCCESSIVE APPROXIMATION REGISTER; SUCCESSIVE APPROXIMATION REGISTER (SAR); TIME DOMAIN; TIME TO DIGITAL CONVERTERS;

ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERSION; APPROXIMATION ALGORITHMS; APPROXIMATION THEORY; BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS; CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; ELECTRIC DELAY LINES; FREQUENCY CONVERTERS; SYNTHETIC APERTURES; THERMOSTATS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; WAVES;

TEMPERATURE SENSORS;

EID: 77649114919     PISSN: 00189200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSSC.2010.2040658     Document Type: Article

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