Output voltage compensating circuit and method for a floating gate reference voltage generator
First Claim
1. In a system wherein a reference voltage generated by a reference voltage generator circuit is coupled to a load, and wherein said reference voltage generator circuit includes a floating gate that stores a charge that corresponds to said reference voltage, a method for compensating for a voltage drop created in a conductive path between an output terminal of said reference voltage generator circuit and an input terminal of said load, such that the voltage at said output terminal is approximately equal to said reference voltage plus said voltage drop, comprising:
- capacitively coupling the voltage at said load input terminal to said floating gate; and
causing said reference voltage generator circuit to act in response thereto to adjust the voltage at said output terminal such that the voltage at said load input terminal becomes approximately equal to said reference voltage.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method is provided for adjusting a reference voltage at an output terminal of a floating gate reference voltage generator circuit in order to improve the accuracy of the reference voltage at an input terminal of a load circuit. The apparatus and method compensates for the voltage drop produced between the output terminal of the reference voltage generator circuit and the input terminal of the load circuit, and includes a capacitor for capacitively coupling the voltage at the input terminal of said load circuit to a floating gate, and a differential amplifier operatively coupled to the floating gate which acts in response to the capacitively coupled load circuit input voltage to adjust the voltage at the output terminal such that the voltage at the input terminal of the load circuit becomes equal to the reference voltage.
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21 Claims
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1. In a system wherein a reference voltage generated by a reference voltage generator circuit is coupled to a load, and wherein said reference voltage generator circuit includes a floating gate that stores a charge that corresponds to said reference voltage, a method for compensating for a voltage drop created in a conductive path between an output terminal of said reference voltage generator circuit and an input terminal of said load, such that the voltage at said output terminal is approximately equal to said reference voltage plus said voltage drop, comprising:
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capacitively coupling the voltage at said load input terminal to said floating gate; and
causing said reference voltage generator circuit to act in response thereto to adjust the voltage at said output terminal such that the voltage at said load input terminal becomes approximately equal to said reference voltage. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. In a system including a reference voltage generator that includes a floating gate that stores a charge corresponding to a predetermined reference voltage, a method for generating said predetermined reference voltage at an input terminal of a load that is connected to an output terminal of said reference voltage generator by a conductive path, comprising:
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capacitively coupling the voltage at said load input terminal to said floating gate; and
causing said reference voltage generator to act in response to the value of said load input terminal voltage to adjust the voltage at said output terminal such that the voltage at said load input terminal becomes approximately equal to said predetermined reference voltage. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus for generating a reference voltage and for coupling said reference voltage to a load, said reference voltage generator compensating for a voltage drop created in a conductive path between the output terminal of said reference voltage generator and an input terminal of said load, said circuit comprising:
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a capacitor for capacitively coupling the voltage at said load input terminal to a floating gate; and
a differential amplifier operatively coupled to said floating gate to adjust said voltage at said output terminal in response to said capacitively coupled load input terminal voltage such that the voltage at said load input terminal becomes approximately equal to said reference voltage. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A floating gate circuit for providing a reference voltage at an input node of a load such that a voltage drop between an output node and said load input node is compensated for, said voltage drop produced in a resistive circuit between said output node and said load input node, said floating gate circuit comprising:
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a first floating gate for storing a charge thereon that corresponds to a predetermined reference voltage;
a capacitor having said first floating gate as one plate, said capacitor connected to said load input node; and
a differential amplifier connected to said capacitor, wherein responsive to the voltage at said load input node, said differential amplifier adjusts the voltage at said output node such that the voltage at said load input node becomes approximately equal to said reference voltage. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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