- 专利标题: Precision temperature measurement devices, sensors, and methods
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申请号: US14080625申请日: 2013-11-14
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公开(公告)号: US09658118B2公开(公告)日: 2017-05-23
- 发明人: Gordon Alexander Charles , Mark Alan Lemkin
- 申请人: LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
- 申请人地址: US CA Milpitas
- 专利权人: LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
- 当前专利权人: LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
- 当前专利权人地址: US CA Milpitas
- 代理机构: McDermott Will & Emery LLP
- 主分类号: G01K15/00
- IPC分类号: G01K15/00 ; G01K7/01
摘要:
A precision temperature sensing system includes a heater and a sensing element disposed on a semiconductor substrate. A power source drives the heater on a periodic basis according to a received clock signal. The sensing element senses the heat emitted by the heater and diffused through the semiconductor substrate. Processing circuitry coupled to the sensing element adjusts a phase of the periodic heater driving signal based on the heat sensed by the sensing element. The processing circuitry determines a temperature based on a thermal diffusivity (TD) of the semiconductor substrate, the adjusted value of the phase, and a known distance between the heater and the sensing element. A second temperature sensor can be disposed on the same substrate as the precision temperature sensing system, and calibrated based on temperature measurements obtained while applying a reference frequency signal to the precision sensing system.