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

Test Procedure

Test Hardware

  • TMP468EVM
  • BJT test board
  • Temperature oil bath
  • Reference temperature probe

To test the BJTs, one set of transistors was connected to the TMP468EVM at a time. The BJT portion was placed in the oil bath, and temperature was swept from -40°C to 150°C in steps of 10°C. Once stabilized, temperature readings from the temperature probe and the TMP468 for the eight BJTs were recorded at each temperature step, using default settings on the EVM for η-factor correction and offset. The Remote Temperature Sensor Calibration Tool was run on the data to calculate η-factor and the η-factor correction register setting, as well as the optimal settings using both the η-factor correction and offset registers. This procedure was repeated to test all twenty sets of BJTs.