A low supply voltage band-gap reference circuit is provided, which
includes a positive temperature coefficient current generation unit and a
negative temperature coefficient current generation unit, and it is
implemented by way of current summing. Through the current-mode
temperature compensation technique, the present invention is able to
reduce the voltage headroom and the number of operational amplifiers
required by the conventional voltage-summing method, as well as the
influence to the output voltage due to the offset voltage, thereby
providing a stable and low voltage band-gap reference voltage level. In
addition, by reducing the number of operational amplifiers and resistors
of high resistance, the circuit area is reduced, and chip cost is saved.