Regulator circuit

1. A regulator circuit comprising:

a reference voltage outputting unit to which a power source voltage is applied, and which has a rectifying element, and which outputs a first reference voltage;

a first operational amplifier to which the first reference voltage is input, and which outputs a second reference voltage having a voltage equal to the first reference voltage;

a voltage-dividing unit to which the second reference voltage is input, and which outputs a third reference voltage having a voltage lower than the second reference voltage; and

a second operational amplifier to which the third reference voltage is input, and which outputs an output voltage having a voltage equal to the third reference voltage.

2. The regulator circuit of claim 1 , wherein the reference voltage outputting unit comprises:

a current source to which the power source voltage is applied, and which supplies a first current;

a first variable resistor connected to the current source; and

the rectifying element which is connected to the first variable resistor and a first ground potential,

wherein the reference voltage outputting unit outputs, as the first reference voltage, a potential between the current source and the first variable resistor.

3. The regulator circuit of claim 1 , wherein the voltage-dividing unit comprises:

a second variable resistor to which the second reference voltage is input; and

a first fixed resistor connected to the second variable resistor and a second ground potential,

wherein the voltage-dividing unit outputs, as the third reference potential, a potential between the second variable resistor and the first fixed resistor.

4. A regulator circuit comprising:

a first reference voltage outputting unit to which a first power source voltage is applied, and which has a rectifying element, and which outputs a first reference voltage;

a first operational amplifier to which the first reference voltage is input, and which outputs a second reference voltage having a voltage equal to the first reference voltage;

a voltage-dividing unit to which the second reference voltage is input, and which outputs a third reference voltage having a voltage lower than the second reference voltage;

a second operational amplifier to which the third reference voltage is input, and which outputs a fourth reference voltage having a voltage equal to the third reference voltage;

a second reference voltage outputting unit to which a second power source voltage is applied, and to which the fourth reference voltage is input, and which outputs a fifth reference voltage; and

an amplifying unit to which the fifth reference voltage is input, and which outputs an output voltage having a voltage greater than the fifth reference voltage.

5. The regulator circuit of claim 4 , wherein the first reference voltage outputting unit comprises:

a first current source to which the first power source voltage is applied, and which supplies a first current; and

the rectifying element connected to the first current source and a first ground potential,

wherein the first reference voltage outputting unit outputs, as the first reference voltage, a potential between the first current source and the rectifying element.

6. The regulator circuit of claim 4 , wherein the voltage-dividing unit comprises:

a first fixed resistor to which the second reference voltage is input; and

a second fixed resistor connected to the first fixed resistor and a second ground potential,

wherein the voltage-dividing unit outputs, as the third reference potential, a potential between the first fixed resistor and the second fixed resistor.

7. The regulator circuit of claim 4 , wherein the second reference voltage outputting unit comprises:

a second current source to which the second power source voltage is applied, and which supplies a second current; and

a first variable resistor which is connected to the second current source and to which the fourth reference voltage is input,

wherein the second reference voltage outputting unit outputs, as the fifth reference voltage, a potential between the second current source and the first variable resistor.

8. The regulator circuit of claim 4 , wherein the amplifying unit comprises a third operational amplifier comprising:

a first terminal to which the fifth reference voltage is input;

a second terminal connected to a third ground potential via a third fixed resistor; and

an output terminal connected to the third fixed resistor via a second variable resistor, and which outputs the output voltage.