Low cost curvature correction of bandgap references for integrated sensors

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 127-136

  Falconi, Christian ^a   D'Amico, Arnaldo ^a   Natale, Corrado Di ^a   Faccio, Marco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bandgap voltage references; Curvature correction; Integrated sensors

Indexed keywords

BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ENERGY GAP; LINEAR SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYNOMIALS;

CURVATURE CORRECTION; EMITTER VOLTAGES; INTEGRATED SENSORS;

SENSORS;

EID: 9644264123     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2004.05.030     Document Type: Article

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