Bandgap Reference

Posted on 2022-11-17 Edited on 2023-07-10 In analog

temperature coefficient

The parameter that shows the dependence of the reference voltage on temperature variation is called the temperature coefficient and is defined as: \[ TC_F=\frac{1}{V_{\text{REF}}}\left[ \frac{V_{\text{max}}-V_{\text{min}}}{T_{\text{max}}-T_{\text{min}}} \right]\times10^6\;ppm/^oC \]

Choice of n

classic bandgap reference

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\[ V_{bg} = \frac{\Delta V_{be}}{R_1} (R_1+R_2) + V_{be2} = \frac{\Delta V_{be}}{R_1} R_2 + V_{be1} \]

\[ V_{bg} = \left(\frac{\Delta V_{be}}{R_1} + \frac{V_{be1}}{R_2}\right)R_3 = \left(\frac{\Delta V_{be}}{R_1} R_2 + V_{be1}\right)\frac{R_3}{R_2} \]

OTA offset effect

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\[\begin{align} V_{be1} &= \frac{kT}{q}\ln(\frac{I_{e1}}{I_{ss}}) \\ V_{be2} &= \frac{kT}{q}\ln(\frac{I_{e2}}{nI_{ss}}) \end{align}\]

Here, we assume \(I_e = I_c\)

Hence,

\[\begin{align} \Delta V_{be} &= \frac{kT}{q}\ln(n\frac{I_{e1}}{I_{e2}}) \\ &= \frac{kT}{q}\ln(n) + \frac{kT}{q}\ln(\frac{I_{e1}}{I_{e2}}) \\ &= \Delta V_{be,0} + \frac{kT}{q}\ln(\frac{I_{e1}}{I_{e2}}) \end{align}\]

Therefore,

\[\begin{align} V_{bg} &= \frac{\Delta V_{be}+V_{os}}{R_2}(R_1+R_2) + V_{be2} \\ &= \alpha \Delta V_{be,0} + \alpha \frac{kT}{q}\ln(\frac{I_{e1}}{I_{e2}}) + \alpha V_{os} + \frac{kT}{q}\ln(\frac{I_{e2}}{nI_{ss}}) \\ &= \alpha \Delta V_{be,0} + \alpha \frac{kT}{q}\ln(\frac{I_{e1}}{I_{e2}}) + \alpha V_{os} + \frac{kT}{q}\ln(\frac{I_{e2,0}}{nI_{ss}})+\frac{kT}{q}\ln(\frac{I_{e2}}{I_{e2,0}}) \end{align}\]

We omit the last part \[\begin{align} V_{bg} &\approx \alpha \Delta V_{be,0} + \alpha \frac{kT}{q}\ln(\frac{I_{e1}}{I_{e2}}) + \alpha V_{os} + \frac{kT}{q}\ln(\frac{I_{e2,0}}{nI_{ss}}) \\ &= \alpha \Delta V_{be,0} + V_{be2,0} + \alpha \left(V_{os} + \frac{kT}{q}\ln(\frac{I_{e1}}{I_{e2}})\right) \\ &= V_{bg,0} + \alpha \left(V_{os} + \frac{kT}{q}\ln(\frac{I_{e1}}{I_{e2}})\right) \end{align}\]

i.e. the bg variation due to OTA offset \[ \Delta V_{bg} \approx \alpha \left(V_{os} + \frac{kT}{q}\ln(\frac{I_{e1}}{I_{e2}})\right) \]

\(V_{os} \gt 0\)

\(I_{e1} \gt I_{e2}\): \(\Delta V_{bg} \gt \alpha V_{os}\)

\(V_{os} \lt 0\)

\(I_{e1} \lt I_{e2}\): \(\Delta V_{bg} \lt \alpha V_{os}\)

OTA with chopper

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\(I_{e1}\), \(I_{e2}\)

\[\begin{align} V_{ip} &= V_{im} + V_{os} \\ \frac{V_{bg}-V_{ip}}{R_2} &= I_{e2} \\ \frac{V_{bg}-V_{im}}{R_2} &= I_{e1} \\ V_{ip} &= I_{e2}R_1 + V_T\frac{I_{e2}}{nI_S} \\ V_{im} &= V_T\frac{I_{e1}}{I_S} \end{align}\] where \(V_T = \frac{kT}{q}\)

we obtain \[ I_{e1} = \frac{V_T\ln n}{R_1} + V_{os}\left(\frac{1}{R_1} + \frac{1}{R_2} \right) - \frac{1}{R_1}\cdot V_T\ln\left(1- \frac{V_{os}}{R_2I_{e1}} \right) \]

we omit the last part \[\begin{align} I_{e1} &= I_{e0} + V_{os}\left(\frac{1}{R_1} + \frac{1}{R_2} \right) \\ I_{e2} &= I_{e1} - \frac{V_{os}}{R_2} = I_{e0} + \frac{V_{os}}{R_1} \end{align}\] where \(I_{e0} = \frac{\Delta V_{be}}{R_1}\), \(\Delta V_{be}=V_T\ln n\)

That is, both \(I_{e1}\) and \(I_{e2}\) are proportional to \(V_{os}\)

\(I_{e1}\) and \(I_{e2}\) can be expressed as \[\begin{align} I_{e1} &= I_{e0} + V_{os}\left(\frac{1}{R_1} + \frac{1}{2R_2} \right) + \frac{V_{os}}{2R_2} \\ I_{e2} &= I_{e0} + V_{os}\left(\frac{1}{R_1} + \frac{1}{2R_2} \right) - \frac{V_{os}}{2R_2} \end{align}\] i.e., \(\Delta I_{e,cm} = V_{os}\left(\frac{1}{R_1} + \frac{1}{2R_2} \right)\) and \(\Delta I_{e,dif} =\frac{V_{os}}{2R_2}\)

bandgap output voltage is

\[\begin{align} V_{bg} &= V_T \ln \frac{I_{e1}}{I_s} + I_{e1}R_2 \\ &= V_T \ln \frac{I_{e0} + V_{os}\left(\frac{1}{R_1} + \frac{1}{R_2} \right)}{I_s} + I_{e1}R_2 \\ &= V_T \ln \frac{I_{e0} + V_{os}\left(\frac{1}{R_1} + \frac{1}{R_2} \right)}{I_s} + I_{e0}R_2 + V_{os}\frac{R_1+R_2}{R_1} \\ &= I_{e0}R_2 + V_T \ln \frac{I_{e0}}{I_s} + V_T\ln\left(1+\frac{V_{os}\left(\frac{1}{R_1} + \frac{1}{R_2} \right)}{I_{e0}} \right) + V_{os}\frac{R_1+R_2}{R_1} \\ &= V_{bg0} + V_T\ln\left(1+\frac{V_{os}\left(\frac{1}{R_1} + \frac{1}{R_2} \right)}{I_{e0}} \right) + V_{os}\frac{R_1+R_2}{R_1} \end{align}\]

ripple cancellation

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phase 0:

\[\begin{align} V_{os}[n] &= V_{os}[n-1] - \frac{\Delta I_1}{g_m} \\ V_{os}[n] &= I_\Delta[n] R_E \\ \beta I_\Delta &= I_1[n] + I_2[n-1] \end{align}\] where \(I_\Delta\) is the variation of \(I_{e1}+I_{e2}\) due to \(V_{os}\) and \(R_E = \frac{R_1R_2}{R_1+2R_2}\)

obtain \[\begin{align} \Delta I_1 &= G\cdot V_{os}[n-1] - K\cdot I_1[n-1] - K\cdot I_2[n-1] \\ I_1[n] &= G\cdot V_{os}[n-1] + (1-K)\cdot I_1[n-1] - K\cdot I_2[n-1] \\ V_{os}[n] &= K\cdot V_{os}[n-1] + R\cdot I_1[n-1] + R\cdot I_2[n-1]\\ \end{align}\]

where \(G=g_m\frac{\beta}{g_m R_E + \beta}\), \(R=R_E\frac{1}{g_m R_E + \beta}\) and \(K=\frac{g_mR_E}{g_m R_E + \beta}\)

and \[ V_{os}[n] = (2K-1)\cdot V_{os}[n-1] = (1-\frac{2\beta}{g_mR_E+\beta})\cdot V_{os}[n-1] \]

phase 1:

\[\begin{align} V_{os}[n] &= V_{os}[n-1] - \frac{-\Delta I_2}{g_m} \\ V_{os}[n] &= -I_\Delta[n] R_E \\ \beta I_\Delta &= I_1[n] + I_2[n-1] \end{align}\]

obtain \[\begin{align} \Delta I_2 &= -G\cdot V_{os}[n-1] - K\cdot I_1[n-1] - K\cdot I_2[n-1] \\ I_1[n] &= -G\cdot V_{os}[n-1] -K\cdot I_1[n-1] + (1-K)\cdot I_2[n-1] \\ V_{os}[n] &= K\cdot V_{os}[n-1] - R\cdot I_1[n-1] - R\cdot I_2[n-1]\\ \end{align}\]

similaly \[ V_{os}[n] = (1-\frac{2\beta}{g_mR_E+\beta})\cdot V_{os}[n-1] \]

That is, for either phase \[ V_{os}[n] = (1-\frac{2\beta}{g_mR_E+\beta})\cdot V_{os}[n-1] \]

reference

ECEN 607 (ESS) Bandgap Reference: Basics URL:https://people.engr.tamu.edu/s-sanchez/607%20Lect%204%20Bandgap-2009.pdf