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Cascode circuit and semiconductor device

US7479821B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 16, 2007
Grant dateJan 20, 2009
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Expiry dateJun 14, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03F3/345
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A reference voltage circuit having a high power supply rejection ratio, and can operate at low voltage is provided. The reference voltage circuit includes a bias circuit constructed such that a depletion type transistor (3) is connected in series to a power supply voltage supply terminal of a load circuit, an enhancement type MOS transistor (4) for detecting current through the load circuit to operate as a current source is connected to the load circuit, a depletion type MOS transistor (5) is connected in series to the transistor (4), and a gate terminal of the transistor (5) is connected to a source terminal of the transistor (5), in which the gate terminal of the depletion type transistor (3) is connected to the source terminal of the depletion type transistor (5).

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