Study on the Feasibility of SiC Bandgap Voltage Reference for High Temperature Applications

This work demonstrates that a stable voltage reference with temperature, in the 25 degrees C-300 degrees C range is possible using SiC bipolar diodes. In a previous work, we have been demonstrated both theoretical and experimentally, the feasibility of SiC bandgap voltage reference using SiC Schottky diodes [1]. The present work completes the investigation on SiC bandgap reference by the using of SiC bipolar diodes. Simulated and experimental results for two different SiC devices: Schottky and bipolar diodes showed that the principles that govern the bandgap voltage references for Si are also valid for the SiC. A comparison between the output voltage levels of the two types of bandgap reference is also presented.