Comparator
First Claim
1. A comparator comprising:
- first and second field effect transistors which respectively include sources connected commonly with each other and gates to which first and second input voltages are supplied respectively;
a constant current source interposed between a common node connected between the sources of the first and second field effect transistors and a first power source;
third and fourth field effect transistors which respectively include sources connected to a second power source that differs in voltage from the first power source, gates connected to a drain of the first field effect transistor, and drains connected to respective drains of the first and second field effect transistors; and
a fifth field effect transistor which includes a source connected to a gate and a drain of the third-field effect transistor, a drain connected to a node connected between the respective drains of the second and fourth field effect transistors, and a gate connected to the node,wherein a voltage of a node connected between the respective drains of the second and fourth field effect transistors is output as a signal showing a result of comparison between the first and second input voltages.
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Abstract
A comparator has P-channel field effect transistors that are supplied at respective gates with input voltages Vin and Vref, which are objects of comparison, and that act as a differential transistor pair; and N-channel field effect transistors that serve as current channels for respective drain currents of these two P-channel field effect transistors and that act as a current mirror circuit. The comparator outputs a drain voltage Vx of an N-channel field effect transistor as a signal showing a result of comparison between the two input voltages. An N-channel field effect transistor diode-connected to the comparator is interposed between drains of the N-channel field effect transistors.
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1. A comparator comprising:
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first and second field effect transistors which respectively include sources connected commonly with each other and gates to which first and second input voltages are supplied respectively; a constant current source interposed between a common node connected between the sources of the first and second field effect transistors and a first power source; third and fourth field effect transistors which respectively include sources connected to a second power source that differs in voltage from the first power source, gates connected to a drain of the first field effect transistor, and drains connected to respective drains of the first and second field effect transistors; and a fifth field effect transistor which includes a source connected to a gate and a drain of the third-field effect transistor, a drain connected to a node connected between the respective drains of the second and fourth field effect transistors, and a gate connected to the node, wherein a voltage of a node connected between the respective drains of the second and fourth field effect transistors is output as a signal showing a result of comparison between the first and second input voltages. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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