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micro SMD Temperature Sensor

The LM20 is a micro SMD temperature sensor. The device is a precision analog output CMOS integrated-circuit temperature sensor that operates over −55 °C to 130 °C. The power supply operating range is ...
Electronic Design

Temperature-Sensor Circuit Provides Dual-Slope Output

This dual-slope temperature sensor combines one negative-sloped and one positive-sloped temp sensor to create a V-shaped output, which can be used to compensate for a dual-temperature-coefficient ...
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A New Trilogy of LTSpice Circuits With NTC Thermistors, PART II: LTSpice Simulation of PID Temperature Control of a Peltier Thermoelectric Element With a NTC Thermistor

Although it is common knowledge that their efficiency is poor, Peltier thermoelectric elements are considered the most versatile cooling elements; they are used in a wide range of applications, such ...
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Sensors: Accurate and integrated temperature measurement

Most electronic engineers know that a transistor’s base-emitter voltage (V BE) has a temperature coefficient (TC) of about -2 mV/°C. However, for precision temperature sensors, “about” isn’t good ...