Method and apparatus for measuring temperature using an inherently calibrated p-n junction-type temperature sensor
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May 30, 1995
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Nov 3, 1993
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An integrated circuit, diode-based temperature sensor circuit (10) is amenable to fabrication upon a readout circuit (12) that is coupled during use to a FPA or radiation detectors. The sensor circuit is inherently self-calibrated, and provides for a cancellation of circuit offsets and other error sources. The circuit has an output that is time-multiplexed onto a data path that normally conveys a video data stream away from the readout circuit. The circuit operates to selectively forward bias a diode (D1) with two different currents. A difference between the currents is shown to indicate the temperature of the diode's p-n junction.
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