本論文提出了一個寬溫度量測範圍，並具有自動校正功能之時域型溫度感測器。文中提出一個改善傳統溫度感測器量測範圍之電路架構，藉由增加將時間訊號轉為電壓訊號，並增加電壓轉換範圍來實現更廣的溫度量測範圍，由於電晶體在某個閘極電壓下具備零溫度係數的特性，利用此特性來設計一個不隨溫度而改變的電流源，以用於時間寬度延長電路。
此設計以台灣積體電路製造公司 0.18 μm 一層多晶矽六層金屬導線CMOS製程來實現，電路經由佈局模擬顯示可量測範圍為 −30℃ 到130℃ ，溫度解析度0.02℃，電路採樣頻率為1.4 MHz，每次採樣所消耗的能量為2.31 nJ，而溫度誤差僅±1.3。

A time-domain temperature sensor with automatically calibrated for wlde temperature detection range is presented in this thesis. A structure that can improve the temperature detection range of traditional temperature sensor is proposed. To achieve a wider temperature detection range, the operating voltage range of time-to-voltage converter is improved. And a temperature-independent current mirror is designed by the ZTC characteristic of component at the specific gate voltage for the pulse width extending circuit.
The proposed design is implemented in TSMC 0.18-μm 1P6M CMOS technology. The performance of this circuit which is simulated through post-layout shows that the temperature detection range is from −30℃ to 130℃, and the resolution is up to 0.002℃. The sample rate of this design is 1.4 MHz, the energy consumption per sample is 2.31 nJ, and the error after calibration is only ±1.3.

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