Feed back current-source circuit
First Claim
1. A current-source circuit in which a first and a second MOS field-effect transistor form a current mirror circuit, wherein a reference current is supplied to the first MOS field-effect transistor via a third MOS field-effect transistor receiving an input at the gate and connected in cascode and the drain electrode of a fourth MOS field-effect transistor connected to the second MOS field-effect transistor in cascode forms an output, characterized in that the source electrodes of the third (3) and the fourth (4) MOS field-effect transistors are connected to inputs of an automatic gain control amplifier (7), whose output is connected to the gate electrode of the fourth MOS field-effect transistor (4), in that the fourth MOS field-effect transistor (4) is an extended-drain MOS field-effect transistor and in that the drain electrode and the gate electrode of the fourth MOS field-effect transistor (4) are connected to one another via a further MOS field-effect transistor (10) whose gate electrode is acted on by an operating voltage for the circuit.
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Abstract
In a current-source circuit in which a first and a second MOS field-effect transistor form a current mirror circuit, wherein a reference current can be supplied to the first MOS field-effect transistor via a third MOS field-effect transistor connected in cascode and the drain electrode of a fourth MOS field-effect transistor connected to the second MOS field-effect transistor in cascode forms an output, the source electrodes of the third and of the fourth MOS field-effect transistors are connected to inputs of an automatic gain control amplifier whose output is connected to the gate electrode of the fourth MOS field-effect transistor. The fourth MOS field-effect transistor is an extended-drain MOS field-effect transistor. The drain electrode and the gate electrode of the fourth MOS field-effect transistor are connected to one another via a further MOS field-effect transistor whose gate electrode is acted on by an operating voltage for the circuit.
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5 Claims
- 1. A current-source circuit in which a first and a second MOS field-effect transistor form a current mirror circuit, wherein a reference current is supplied to the first MOS field-effect transistor via a third MOS field-effect transistor receiving an input at the gate and connected in cascode and the drain electrode of a fourth MOS field-effect transistor connected to the second MOS field-effect transistor in cascode forms an output, characterized in that the source electrodes of the third (3) and the fourth (4) MOS field-effect transistors are connected to inputs of an automatic gain control amplifier (7), whose output is connected to the gate electrode of the fourth MOS field-effect transistor (4), in that the fourth MOS field-effect transistor (4) is an extended-drain MOS field-effect transistor and in that the drain electrode and the gate electrode of the fourth MOS field-effect transistor (4) are connected to one another via a further MOS field-effect transistor (10) whose gate electrode is acted on by an operating voltage for the circuit.
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Current AssigneeCallahan Cellular LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
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Original AssigneeKoninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
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InventorsRudolph, Jochen
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Primary Examiner(s)Cunningham, Terry D.
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Application NumberUS10/323,352Publication NumberTime in Patent Office419 DaysField of Search327/538, 327/540, 327/541, 327/543, 327/539, 323/312, 323/313, 323/315, 323/316US Class Current327/543CPC Class CodesG05F 3/262 using field-effect transist...
