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  • Sub-μW Auto-Calibration Ban...
    U, Chi-Wa; Law, Man-Kay; Martins, Rui P.; Lam, Chi-Seng

    IEEE journal of solid-state circuits, 02/2024, Letnik: 59, Številka: 2
    Journal Article

    This article presents an auto-calibration technique for current-based bandgap voltage references (BGRs), based on a digitally-assisted auto-calibration loop for calibration cost reduction. We first present a theoretical study of the process variation induced Formula Omitted and Formula Omitted variations in the BJT, which contribute to residual errors in the reference voltage (Formula Omitted) and its temperature coefficient (TC) after applying conventional one-point trimming. Based on the study, we further propose an automatic one-point trimming methodology using a current digital-to-analog converter (IDAC), which can simultaneously relax the Formula OmittedEBand Formula Omitted variations, resulting in a small drift in both Formula Omitted and its TC after calibration. Fabricated in 65 nm standard CMOS, the proposed auto-calibrated BGR achieves a measured TC of 22.3 ppm/°C at 1.2 V supply within −40 °C to 120 °C. The line regulation is 1.26 mV/V or 0.13%/V from 1.2 to 2.5 V. Based on ten-chip measurement results, the achieved Formula Omitted variation in Formula Omitted improves from ±0.53% to ±0.12% within the entire temperature spectrum after applying the proposed auto-calibration technique at 27 °C.