Current-source arrangement
US4605892A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 26, 1985 |
| Grant date | Aug 12, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 26, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05F3/227
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A current-source arrangement supplying a current which increases directly proportionally to the supply voltage (V.sub.S) and which is suitable for operation with supply voltages above approximately 0.7 V, comprises a first resistor (R.sub.10 =R) in which a current (V.sub.S -V.sub.BE)/R flows, which current is supplied by a first transistor (T.sub.10) via a first current-mirror circuit (T.sub.11, T.sub.12) and a second current-mirror circuit (T.sub.13, T.sub.14). A second resistor (R.sub.2 =R) is arranged in parallel with the base-emitter junction of the input transistor (T.sub.11) of the first current-mirror circuit (T.sub.11, T.sub.12), through which second resistor (R.sub.2) a current V.sub.BE /R flows which is supplied by the first transistor (T.sub.10) via the collector-base interconnection of the input transistor (T.sub.11). The total current flowing through the first transistor (T.sub.10) is then equal to V.sub.S /R. This current can be taken from the collector terminals (15A, 15B) of the transistors (T.sub.15A, T.sub.15B), whose base-emitter junctions are connected in parallel with the base-emitter junction of the first transistor (T.sub.10).
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