Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Current sensing system comprising a scaled transistor and methods of operation thereof
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Application No.: US16849034Application Date: 2020-04-15
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Publication No.: US11075580B2Publication Date: 2021-07-27
- Inventor: Roberto Pio Baorda , Stefano Ramorini , Paolo Angelini
- Applicant: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
- Applicant Address: IT Agrate Brianza
- Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
- Current Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
- Current Assignee Address: IT Agrate Brianza
- Agency: Slater Matsil, LLP
- Priority: IT102018000004794 20180423
- Main IPC: H02M3/158
- IPC: H02M3/158 ; H02M1/08 ; H02M1/00

Abstract:
A sensor comprises a first transistor comprising a first control terminal, a second transistor that is a scaled version of and connected to the first transistor and comprising a second control terminal, an operational amplifier connected to both the first and second transistors and configured to generate an intermediate signal at an output terminal, a variable current source, a current mirror, a measurement circuit, and a chopper circuit. The first and second control terminals are configured to receive a drive signal. The variable current source is configured to generate a first variable current as a function of the intermediate signal. The current mirror configured to apply a second variable current proportional to the first variable current to the second transistor. The measurement circuit is configured to generate a measurement signal indicative of current through the first transistor. The chopper circuit is configured to shift an offset of the operation amplifier.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200244168A1 CURRENT SENSING SYSTEM COMPRISING A SCALED TRANSISTOR AND METHODS OF OPERATION THEREOF Public/Granted day:2020-07-30
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