PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY SENSOR AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20220007953A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-13

    申请号:US17192418

    申请日:2021-03-04

    Abstract: A photoplethysmography sensor is provided. The photoplethysmography sensor comprises a photoelectric conversion element including a first terminal and a second terminal, and configured to receive light reflected from a blood vessel and generate a current corresponding to the received light, a current-to-voltage converter configured to receive the generated current through a first input terminal and a second input terminal, and configured to generate an output voltage corresponding to the received current, and a switch configured to connect the photoelectric conversion element to the current-to-voltage converter according to a control signal, wherein in response to the control signal of a first level, the switch connects the first terminal of the photoelectric conversion element to the first input terminal of the current-to-voltage converter, and connects the second terminal of the photoelectric conversion element to the second input terminal of the current-to-voltage converter, and wherein in response to the control signal of a second level different from the first level, the switch connects the first terminal of the photoelectric conversion element to the second input terminal of the current-to-voltage converter, and connects the second terminal of the photoelectric conversion element to the first input terminal of the current-to-voltage converter.

    TEMPERATURE SENSOR EMBEDDED IN PROCESSOR, METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME, AND DEVICES INCLUDING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20200149975A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-05-14

    申请号:US16746482

    申请日:2020-01-17

    Abstract: A temperature sensor, a processor including the same, and a method of operating the same are provided. The temperature sensor includes: a reference circuit configured to receive a supply voltage provided from outside the processor and utilized by a logic block of the processor for operation of the logic block, and generate, using the supply voltage, at least one temperature information signal that varies according to a temperature of the logic block and at least one reference signal that is substantially constant relative to the temperature of the logic block; and a digital temperature generator configured to receive the at least one temperature information signal and the at least one reference signal generated by the reference circuit, and generate a digital temperature information signal indicative of the temperature of the logic block based on the at least one temperature information signal and the at least one reference signal

    TEMPERATURE SENSOR EMBEDDED IN PROCESSOR, METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME, AND DEVICES INCLUDING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20180128690A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-05-10

    申请号:US15864328

    申请日:2018-01-08

    Abstract: A temperature sensor, a processor including the same, and a method of operating the same are provided. The temperature sensor includes: a reference circuit configured to receive a supply voltage provided from outside the processor and utilized by a logic block of the processor for operation of the logic block, and generate, using the supply voltage, at least one temperature information signal that varies according to a temperature of the logic block and at least one reference signal that is substantially constant relative to the temperature of the logic block; and a digital temperature generator configured to receive the at least one temperature information signal and the at least one reference signal generated by the reference circuit, and generate a digital temperature information signal indicative of the temperature of the logic block based on the at least one temperature information signal and the at least one reference signal

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