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Voltage or Current References. Requirements of a Reference Circuit: Should be independent of power supply Should be independent of temperature Should be independent of processing variations Should be independent of noise. S = ( D V ref / V ref ) / ( D V dd / V dd ).
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Voltage or Current References • Requirements of a Reference Circuit: • Should be independent of power supply • Should be independent of temperature • Should be independent of processing variations • Should be independent of noise
S = ( D Vref / Vref ) / ( D Vdd / Vdd ) Vref Vdd Voltage or Current References • Requirements of a Reference Circuit: • Should be independent of power supply • Should be independent of temperature • Should be independent of processing variations • Should be independent of noise Sensitivity:
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