• DocumentCode
    1289766
  • Title

    CMOS current reference without resistance

  • Author

    Oguey, Henri J. ; Aebischer, Daniel

  • Author_Institution
    Centre Suisse d´´Electron. et de Microtech. SA, Neuchatel, Switzerland
  • Volume
    32
  • Issue
    7
  • fYear
    1997
  • fDate
    7/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1132
  • Lastpage
    1135
  • Abstract
    A micropower current reference in the range of 1 to 100 nA is built with CMOS transistors only, featuring low sensitivity with respect to technology and temperature. Supply voltage can be as low as 1.2 V. This autonomous circuit is simple and occupies a surface area of 0.06 mm 2
  • Keywords
    CMOS analogue integrated circuits; reference circuits; 1 to 100 nA; 1.2 V; CMOS current reference; low sensitivity; micropower current reference; CMOS technology; Circuits; Low voltage; MOSFETs; Mirrors; Resistors; Surface resistance; Temperature dependence; Temperature distribution; Temperature sensors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Solid-State Circuits, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9200
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/4.597305
  • Filename
    597305