• 中国计算机学会会刊
  • 中国科技核心期刊
  • 中文核心期刊
High Performance Computing

A current-mode bandgap voltage reference with low temperature  coefficient  and high PSRR using subthreshold MOSFET in 28 nm CMOS

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  • (College of Computer Science and Technology,National University of Defense Technology,Changsha 410073,China)

Received date: 2024-10-18

  Revised date: 2025-03-20

  Online published: 2026-05-21

Abstract

As the size of core devices in integrated circuits shrinks, large-scale process gradually fails to meet the performance requirements of circuits under advanced technologies. As a fundamental unit in analog circuits, the bandgap voltage reference needs to adapt to process variations. This paper, utilizing a 28 nm CMOS process, proposes a current-mode bandgap voltage reference with excellent power supply rejection ratio (PSRR) over a wide bandwidth range and a low temperature coefficient. Unlike conventional circuits that employ bipolar transistors to generate positive and negative temperature coefficient voltages, this bandgap voltage reference generates a reference voltage by leveraging the temperature characteristics of MOSFET voltages in the subthreshold region. Subthreshold devices have a low turn-on voltage, significantly reducing the common-mode voltage of the amplifier, increasing the vertical voltage margin. By incorporating a current mirror structure to generate a secondary power supply and using a common-gate transistor to increase output resistance, the PSRR over a high bandwidth range is enhanced. Based on a current-mode bandgap reference, this voltage reference circuit operates with a 1.8 V power supply. Under the tt process corner, it provides a stable reference voltage of 943 mV within the temperature range of -40~125 ℃, with a temperature coefficient of the reference voltage of 6.1 ppm/℃. Within an input voltage range of 1.5~5 V, the line regulation is 0.33%. The PSRR is -64.3 dB at DC and remains below -64.1 dB within the frequency range of 0~16 kHz, still reaching -58 dB at 100 kHz. The layout area is 0.003 8 mm2, and the quiescent power consumption during operation is 16.56 μW.

Cite this article

ZHAO Chengzhuo, Lv Fangxu, XU Weixia, HUANG Heng, LUO Zhang, XIN Kewei, WANG Wenchen, LI Meng, LAI Mingche, PANG Zhengbin . A current-mode bandgap voltage reference with low temperature  coefficient  and high PSRR using subthreshold MOSFET in 28 nm CMOS[J]. Computer Engineering & Science, 2026 , 48(5) : 770 -778 . DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1007-130X.2026.05.002

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