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Thermal Compensation and Thermal Dynamics

Why Quiescent Conditions are Critical

Accuracy Required of Thermal Compensation

Basic Thermal Compensation

Assessing the Bias Errors

Thermal Simulation

Modelling the EF Output Stage

Modelling the CFP Output Stage

The Integrated Absolute Error Criterion

Improved Thermal Compensation: the Emitter-follower Stage

Improved Compensation for the CFP Output Stage

A Better Sensor Position

A Junction-temperature Estimator

A Junction Estimator with Dynamics

Conclusions about the Simulations

Power Transistors with Integral Temperature Sensors

Variable-tempco Bias Generators

Creating a Higher Tempco

Ambient Temperature Changes

Creating a Lower Tempco

Current Compensation

Early Effect in Output ...

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