A sensor system to detect positive and negative current-temperature dependences

IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 235-239

  Wolpert, David ^a   Ampadu, Paul ^a  

^a University of Rochester   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive systems; temperature dependence; temperature sensor; temperature variation

Indexed keywords

TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; TEMPERATURE SENSORS;

FABRICATED SENSORS; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE CURRENTS; PROCESS VARIATION; TECHNOLOGY SCALING; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TEMPERATURE RANGE; TEMPERATURE VARIATION; TEMPERATURE-INDUCED;

ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS;

EID: 79955582728     PISSN: 15497747     EISSN: 15583791     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TCSII.2011.2124550     Document Type: Article

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