Current mirror circuit and charge pump circuit

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9680483-B2
Application number	US-201414573855-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 17, 2014
Priority date	Jan 21, 2014
Publication date	Jun 13, 2017
Grant date	Jun 13, 2017

Abstract

A current mirror circuit includes: a reference current circuit including a reference transistor and a constant current source coupled between a high potential source and a low potential source; a first proportional current circuit, including a first transistor that forms a first current mirror circuit with the reference transistor, to generate a first current having a first ratio to a reference current of the reference current circuit; a second proportional current circuit, including a second transistor that forms a second current mirror circuit with the reference transistor, to generate a second current having a second ratio to the reference current; a comparison circuit to output a difference between a drain voltage of the first transistor and a drain voltage of the second transistor; and a current adjustment transistor coupled to a drain of the second transistor and including a gate to which an output of the comparison circuit is applied.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A current mirror circuit comprising:
a reference current circuit including a reference transistor and a constant current source that are coupled in series between a high potential source and a low potential source, the reference transistor and the constant current source being coupled with each other at a node;
a first proportional current circuit, including a first transistor that is coupled to one of the high potential source and the low potential source at a source terminal of the first transistor and is coupled to the node at a gate of the first transistor so as to form a first current mirror circuit with the reference transistor, configured to generate a first current having a first ratio to a reference current of the reference current circuit;
a first output terminal, coupled to drain terminal of the first transistor, configured to output the first current;
a second proportional current circuit, including a second transistor that is coupled to one of the high potential source and the low potential source at a source terminal of the second transistor and is coupled to the node at a gate of the second transistor so as to form a second current mirror circuit with the reference transistor, configured to generate a second current having a second ratio to the reference current;
a comparison circuit, coupled to the drain terminal of the first transistor and a drain terminal of the second transistor, configured to output a difference between a drain voltage of the first transistor and a drain voltage of the second transistor; and
a current adjustment transistor coupled to a drain of the second transistor and including a gate to which an output of the comparison circuit is applied.

2. The current mirror circuit according to claim 1 , wherein
a polarity of the second transistor is identical to a polarity of the current adjustment transistor.

3. The current mirror circuit according to claim 1 , wherein
the first current is output to the first output terminal from a drain of the first transistor, and
the second current is output to a reference terminal from a drain of the current adjustment transistor.

4. The current mirror circuit according to claim 1 , wherein an input of the comparison circuit is coupled to a loop filter which is coupled to one of a drain of the first transistor and the drain of the second transistor.

5. The current mirror circuit according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a second output terminal configured to output the second current,
wherein one terminal of the current adjustment transistor is coupled to the drain of the second transistor and the other terminal of the current adjustment transistor is coupled to the second output terminal.

6. The current mirror circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the other terminal of the first transistor is coupled to the first output terminal directly.

7. The current mirror circuit according to claim 1 , wherein a gate of the reference transistor is coupled to the node.

Assignees

• Fujitsu Ltd

Inventors

• Tsunoda Yukito

Classifications

• H03L7/0895 Primary

  Details of the current generators (H03L7/0893 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H02M3/07

  using capacitors charged and discharged alternately by semiconductor devices with control electrode {, e.g. charge pumps} · CPC title

• H03L7/08

  Details of the phase-locked loop · CPC title

• H03K5/24

  the characteristic being amplitude · CPC title

• G05F3/26

  Current mirrors · CPC title