A voltage circuit including a first amplifier having first and second
inputs and having an output driving a current mirror circuit is provided.
Outputs from the current mirror circuit drive first and second
transistors which are coupled to the first and second input of the
amplifier respectively. The base of the first transistor is coupled to
the second input of the amplifier and the collector of the first
transistor is coupled to the first input of the amplifier such that the
amplifier keeps the base and collector of the first transistor at the
same potential. The first and second transistors are adapted to operate
at different current densities such that a difference in base emitter
voltages between the first and second transistors may be generated across
a resistive load coupled to the second transistor, the difference in base
emitter voltages being a PTAT voltage.