SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE
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1. A semiconductor integrated circuit device comprising:
- an amplification portion having a first transistor configured to inversely amplify an input signal inputted to a gate and output the inversely amplified input signal from a drain;
a cascode current source composed of the first transistor, a second transistor having a drain connected to a source of the first transistor and a source connected to a reference potential point to supply a bias current to the first transistor, a third transistor having a gate connected to the gate of the first transistor in a DC manner, a fourth transistor having a gate connected to a gate of the second transistor, and a current source, and configured to control the bias current based on a current flowing into the current source; and
a first element portion configured to disconnect the drain of the first transistor and the gates of the first and third transistors in an AC manner and connect the drain of the first transistor and the gates of the first and third transistors in a DC manner.
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Abstract
A semiconductor integrated circuit device constituting an inverting amplifier employs a cascode current source as a current source. In the semiconductor integrated circuit device, a high-potential-side transistor of the cascode current source and a low-potential-side transistor constituting an amplification portion are shared. The configuration can not only make an output impedance of the cascode current source high and improve current source characteristics but also make a minimum potential at a minimum potential point of the amplification portion low and ensure a sufficient power supply voltage margin.
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1. A semiconductor integrated circuit device comprising:
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an amplification portion having a first transistor configured to inversely amplify an input signal inputted to a gate and output the inversely amplified input signal from a drain; a cascode current source composed of the first transistor, a second transistor having a drain connected to a source of the first transistor and a source connected to a reference potential point to supply a bias current to the first transistor, a third transistor having a gate connected to the gate of the first transistor in a DC manner, a fourth transistor having a gate connected to a gate of the second transistor, and a current source, and configured to control the bias current based on a current flowing into the current source; and a first element portion configured to disconnect the drain of the first transistor and the gates of the first and third transistors in an AC manner and connect the drain of the first transistor and the gates of the first and third transistors in a DC manner. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A semiconductor integrated circuit device comprising:
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an amplification portion having a first transistor configured to inversely amplify an input signal inputted to a gate and output the inversely amplified input signal from a drain; a second transistor having a drain connected to a source of the first transistor and a source connected to a reference potential point to supply a bias current to the first transistor; a cascode current source composed of an eighth transistor and a ninth transistor which have same characteristics as the first and second transistors, respectively, a 10th transistor having a gate connected to a gate of the eighth transistor, an 11th transistor having a gate connected to a gate of the ninth transistor, and a current source, and configured to control the bias current based on a current flowing into the current source; and a first element portion configured to disconnect the drain and the gate of the first transistor in an AC manner and connect the drain and the gate of the first transistor in a DC manner. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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