Title :
On-chip Integration of Magnetic Force Sensing Current Monitors
Author :
Martin Donoval;Martin Daricek;Viera Stopjakova;Juraj Marek
Author_Institution :
Slovak University of Technology, Department of Microelectronics, Ilkovicova 3, 812 19 Bratislava, Slovakia, martin.donoval@stuba.sk
Abstract :
Novel built-in current sensor designs based on magnetic force of a magnetic FET (MAGFET) is presented. The proposed sensors are aimed to be used for on-chip current testing in deep-submicron circuits with ultra low-voltage power supply. The advantage of the proposed monitors is mainly elimination of the undesired supply voltage reduction, commonly created by standard current test methods. Description of two different sensor architectures, their designs and physical implementations on chip are presented. All the sensor versions were designed in 1.0 ?m BiCMOS technology.
Keywords :
"Magnetic forces","Magnetic sensors","Circuit testing","Voltage","MOSFETs","Magnetic fields","FETs","Magnetic circuits","Power supplies","Current measurement"
Conference_Titel :
Design and Diagnostics of Electronic Circuits and Systems, 2008. DDECS 2008. 11th IEEE Workshop on
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2276-0
DOI :
10.1109/DDECS.2008.4538808
