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A 0.5 V, 0.13 nW, 4-Transistor Over Temperature Protection Circuit for SoCs
I. Bhattacharjee, M. Amara,
Published in Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
2022
Volume: 2022-May
   
Pages: 765 - 769
Abstract
A 0.13 nW ultra-low-power over-temperature-protection circuit is proposed for highly integrated System-on-Chips (SoC). The circuit detects a temperature of 120{circ} text{C} but can be programmed for other temperature thresholds. The temperature detection is achieved by comparing a reference voltage with a 2-transistor ultra-low-power inverter architecture. The 2transistor inverter is designed to have a proportional-to-absolute-temperature (PTAT) threshold characteristic, and the reference voltage is generated on-chip with a 2-transistor reference. The design is implemented in 0.18 mu text{m} CMOS technology and occupies an area of 0.0117 text{mm}{2}. The design operates from 0.5 V supply voltage and has a line sensitivity of 0.1{circ} text{C}/text{V} and a hysteresis width of 7.7{circ} text{C}, as seen from simulations. The trim-free design has a worst-case process variation of 4%. © 2022 IEEE.
About the journal
JournalProceedings - IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISSN02714310