IP Library Granted Patent US 7,863,970
Granted Patent B2
US 7,863,970 · App. 12/180,740 · Granted Jan 4, 2011

Current source device

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Patent No.
US 7,863,970
App. No.
12/180,740
Granted
Jan 4, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A current source device having a plurality of current output circuits each including a current output FET, first and second switch FETs respectively series-connected to source and drain sides of the current output FET to form a series circuit, a source voltage supply which applies a positive-side potential of a source voltage to the first switch FET and applies a negative-side potential of the source voltage to the second switch FET to supply the source voltage to the series circuit, and an output terminal connected between the current output FET and the second switch FET; and a gate voltage supply circuit which supplies a common gate voltage to the gates of the current output FETs, wherein each of the current output circuits further includes a third switch FET provided between the current output FET and the second switch FET.

Claims (11)

1. A current source device comprising:

a plurality of current output circuits each including

a current output FET,

first and second switch FETs respectively series-connected to source and drain sides of the current output FET to form a series circuit,

source voltage supply means which applies a positive-side potential of a source voltage to the first switch FET and applies a negative-side potential of the source voltage to the second switch FET to supply the source voltage to the series circuit, and

an output terminal connected between the current output FET and the second switch FET; and

a gate voltage supply circuit which supplies a common gate voltage to the gates of the current output FETs,

wherein each of the current output circuits further includes a third switch FET provided between the current output FET and the second switch FET, and a potential fixing FET connected in parallel to a series circuit including the second and third switch FETs, and

wherein switching time of the potential fixing FET is slower than switching time of the second switch FET.

2. The current source device according to claim 1 , further including resistive elements respectively connected in series to the potential fixing FETs.

3. The current source device according to claim 2 , wherein the first and third switch FETs are PMOS transistors and the second switch FET is an NMOS transistor.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 21, 2014
From: OKI SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD
To: LAPIS SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 032495/0483 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 29, 2009
From: OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
To: OKI SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 022231/0935 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 28, 2008
From: UCHIDA, HIROFUMI; HONDA, TAKASHI
To: OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 021304/0802 →