17461202. THIN FILM TRANSISTOR BASED TEMPERATURE SENSOR simplified abstract (TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.)
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THIN FILM TRANSISTOR BASED TEMPERATURE SENSOR
Organization Name
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
Inventor(s)
Shih-Lien Linus Lu of Hsinchu (TW)
Katherine H. Chiang of New Taipei City (TW)
THIN FILM TRANSISTOR BASED TEMPERATURE SENSOR - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17461202 titled 'THIN FILM TRANSISTOR BASED TEMPERATURE SENSOR
Simplified Explanation
The present disclosure describes a thin film transistor based temperature sensor circuit that includes a first frequency generator, a second frequency generator, counter devices, and a processor device. The circuit is used to determine the frequency based on the number of pulses generated by the frequency generators.
- The thin film transistor based temperature sensor circuit uses thin film transistors and complementary metal oxide semiconductor transistors to generate frequencies.
- The first and second counter devices count the number of pulses from the first and second frequency generators, respectively.
- The processor device analyzes the number of pulses to determine the frequency.
Potential Applications
- Temperature monitoring in electronic devices
- Environmental monitoring systems
- Industrial process control
Problems Solved
- Accurate temperature measurement in electronic devices
- Efficient frequency generation for temperature sensing
- Integration of temperature sensing circuitry in thin film transistor technology
Benefits
- High accuracy temperature measurement
- Compact and integrated circuit design
- Cost-effective implementation in thin film transistor technology
Original Abstract Submitted
The present disclosure describes an embodiment of a thin film transistor based temperature sensor circuit. The thin film transistor based temperature sensor circuit includes a first frequency generator with thin film transistors, a second frequency generator with complementary metal oxide semiconductor transistors, first and second counter devices, and a processor device. The first and second counter devices are configured to count a number of first pulses and a number of second pulses from the first frequency generator and second frequency generator, respectively. The processor device is configured to determine a frequency based on the number of first and second pulses.