A 1.2V −55°C‐125°C ultra‐low noise bandgap voltage reference without start‐up circuit

Abstract

Abstract This paper proposes a novel bandgap voltage reference (BGR) with low temperature coefficient, ultra‐low noise and without start‐up circuit. Designed in a TSMC 180‐nm CMOS technology, this bandgap voltage reference operates in the temperature range of −55 to 125°C with 5‐V voltage supply and provides a 1.2‐V output voltage VBG. A 16.8 ppm/°C temperature coefficient (TC) and the output RMS noise from 0.1 to 10 Hz of 1.69 µV is achieved. The circuit‐level simulation results verify the presented structure. By the improved architecture of the IPTAT generation stage, the proposed BGR can be powered on normally without designing additional start‐up circuit to eliminate equilibrium point, which greatly simplifies the circuit complexity.

Keywords

• analogue circuits
• analogue‐digital conversion
• analogue integrated circuits