Voltage References for Ultra-Low Supply Voltages

被引:24
作者
Kinget, P. [1 ]
Vezyrtzis, C. [1 ]
Chiang, E. [1 ]
Hung, B. [2 ]
Li, T. L. [2 ]
机构
[1] Columbia Univ, Dept Elect Engn, New York, NY 10027 USA
[2] United Microelect, Hsinchu, Taiwan
来源
PROCEEDINGS OF THE IEEE 2008 CUSTOM INTEGRATED CIRCUITS CONFERENCE | 2008年
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D O I
10.1109/CICC.2008.4672187
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
The majority of integrated voltage references have, so far, been limited to a minimum supply voltage above 0.7-V often due to the voltage headroom required for the forward-biased operation of a PN-junction. This paper reviews design techniques for low voltage reference design and explores the feasibility of designing a voltage reference with a supply voltage below 0.7-V in a standard CMOS process. Two ultra-low-voltage solutions are explored in detail, a reference circuit based on CMOS compatible Schottky diodes and a MOS-only reference circuit.
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