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在EDA Board 抓的資訊, 參考一下:
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/ A" ]9 ~5 t6 N1 x/ zI believe that what you are getting at is that there is a specific structure of P+/Nwell/Psub that is used for
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8 Q/ S" X' x8 {+ ]1- The "bipolar" will simulate more accurately than the "diode", since it will include the substrate current : a+ v5 w8 k; M
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that is probably not modeled for the "diode".
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2- There usually is a specific structure for the "bipolar" that has characterization data available. When
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building a bandgap structure, the good characterization is needed in order to properly determine the tempco of " B% d7 C# \* P7 a1 |
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0 a& b7 p1 U% G- Q5 S! l3- The additional structure of the bipolar should help prevent current injection into other substrate tied . b- n0 {3 }9 h
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devices.
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6 Z. G) e% ]* \2 mThere is, of course, nothing preventing the use of a P+/Nwell diode in your application. |
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