SBOA433 March   2021 TMP451 , TMP461 , TMP461-SP , TMP464 , TMP468 , TMP4718 , TMP9R00-SP

 

  1.   Trademarks
  2. 1Introduction
    1. 1.1 Series Resistance
    2. 1.2 Variation of η-Factor
    3. 1.3 Variation of Beta
  3. 2Transistor List
  4. 3BJT Test Board
  5. 4Test Procedure
  6. 5Data and Recommendations
  7. 6Summary

Series Resistance

Any resistance in PCB traces will cause a voltage drop between the actual VBE at the transistor and the measured VBE at the temperature sensor, which results in a temperature offset. Using three different current level measurements shown in Figure 1-2, a certain amount of series resistance can be canceled out when solving for temperature.

GUID-75989C3A-40B7-4507-B532-A9EF25045520-low.gif Figure 1-2 ΔVBE Measurement with Three Currents