Reference voltage generator including circuits for switch, current source and control
View Patent ↗A reference voltage generator includes an output terminal, a load circuit connected between the output terminal and a ground voltage terminal, an output transistor connected between the output terminal and a power supply voltage terminal, a first constant current source connected between the output terminal and the power supply voltage terminal, a first switch circuit that selectively connects the output terminal with the output transistor or the first constant current source, and a control circuit that controls a band-gap current to be supplied to the load circuit. In a first state, the first switch circuit connects the output terminal with the output transistor, and the control circuit controls an activation state of the output transistor. In a second state, the first switch circuit connects the output terminal with the first constant current source, and the control circuit controls the amount of current drawn from the first constant current source.
1. A reference voltage generator comprising:
an output terminal;
a load circuit connected between the output terminal and a ground voltage terminal;
an output transistor connected between the output terminal and a power supply voltage terminal;
a first constant current source connected between the output terminal and the power supply voltage terminal;
a first switch circuit that selectively connects the output terminal with one of the output transistor and the first constant current source;
a control circuit that controls a band-gap current to be supplied to the load circuit;
a second switch circuit that selectively connects the third node with one of a control terminal of the output transistor and the first constant current source; and
a second constant current source connected with the control terminal of the output transistor,
wherein
in a first state, the first switch circuit connects the output terminal with the output transistor, and the control circuit controls an activation state of the output transistor, and
in a second state, the first switch circuit connects the output terminal with the first constant current source, and the control circuit controls the amount of current drawn from the first constant current source,
wherein
the control circuit controls an activation state of the pull-down transistor in accordance with potentials of a first node and a second node in the load circuit, and
the control circuit includes a pull-down transistor connected between a third node being an output end of the control circuit and the ground voltage terminal, and
wherein
the second switch circuit connects the third node with the control terminal of the output transistor in the first state, and connects the third node with the first constant current source in the second state.
2. The reference voltage generator according to claim 1 , wherein
the reference voltage generator generates a reference voltage of a display driver of a display device,
the first state is when the display driver is in standby operation, and
the second state is when the display driver is in normal operation.
3. The reference voltage generator according to claim 1 , wherein the load circuit comprises:
a first load unit including:
a first PN junction element connected between the first node and the ground voltage terminal, and
a first resistance element and a second PN junction element connected in series between the second node and the ground voltage terminal; and
a second load unit including:
a second resistance element connected between the output terminal and the first node, and
a third resistance element connected between the output terminal and the second node.
4. The reference voltage generator according to claim 3 , wherein the control circuit controls the band-gap current to be supplied to the load circuit by controlling the activation state of the output transistor or the amount of current drawn from the first constant current source in accordance with potentials of the first node and the second node based on the band-gap current.
5. A reference voltage generator comprising:
an output terminal;
a load circuit connected between the output terminal and a ground voltage terminal;
an output transistor connected between the output terminal and a power supply voltage terminal;
a first constant current source connected between the output terminal and the power supply voltage terminal;
a first switch circuit that selectively connects the output terminal with one of the output transistor and the first constant current source;
a control circuit that controls a band-gap current to be supplied to the load circuit;
a second switch circuit that selectively connects the third node with one of a control terminal of the output transistor and the first constant current source; and
a second constant current source connected with the control terminal of the output transistor,
wherein
in a first state, the first switch circuit connects the output terminal with the output transistor, and the control circuit controls an activation state of the output transistor, and
in a second state, the first switch circuit connects the output terminal with the first constant current source, and the control circuit controls the amount of current drawn from the first constant current source,
wherein the load circuit comprises:
a first load unit including:
a first PN junction element connected between a first node and the ground voltage terminal; and
a first resistance element and a second PN junction element connected in series between a second node and the ground voltage terminal; and
a second load unit including:
a second resistance element connected between the output terminal and the first node; and
a third resistance element connected between the output terminal and the second node,
wherein the control circuit controls the band-gap current to be supplied to the load circuit by controlling the activation state of the output transistor or the amount of current drawn from the first constant current source in accordance with potentials of the first node and the second node based on the band-gap current,
wherein the control circuit includes a pull-down transistor connected between a third node being an output end of the control circuit and the ground voltage terminal,
wherein the control circuit controls an activation state of the pull-down transistor in accordance with potentials of the first node and the second node, and
wherein the second switch circuit connects the third node with the control terminal of the output transistor in the first state, and connects the third node with the first constant current source in the second state.
6. The reference voltage generator according to claim 5 , wherein
either the control terminal of the output transistor or the first constant current source is connected with the third node, and
the first constant current source supplies a first constant current in the first state, and the second constant current source supplies a second constant current larger than the first constant current in the second state.
7. A reference voltage generator comprising:
an output terminal;
an output transistor connected between the output terminal and a power supply voltage terminal to provide the power supply voltage to the output terminal;
a first constant current source connected between the output terminal and the power supply voltage terminal;
a first switch circuit that selectively connects the output terminal with one of the output transistor and the first constant current source;
a control circuit that controls a band-gap current to be supplied to a first circuit;
a second switch circuit that selectively connects the third node with one of a control terminal of the output transistor and the first constant current source; and
a second constant current source connected with the control terminal of the output transistor,
wherein in a first state, the first switch circuit connects the output terminal with the output transistor, and the control circuit controls an activation state of the output transistor,
wherein in a second state, the first switch circuit connects the output terminal with the first constant current source, and the control circuit controls the amount of current drawn from the first constant current source,
wherein
the control circuit controls an activation state of the pull-down transistor in accordance with potentials of a first node and a second node in the first circuit, and
the control circuit includes a pull-down transistor connected between a third node being an output end of the control circuit and the ground voltage terminal, and
wherein the second switch circuit connects the third node with the control terminal of the output transistor in the first state, and connects the third node with the first constant current source in the second state.
8. The reference voltage generator according to claim 7 , wherein the control circuit controls the band-gap current to be supplied to the first circuit by controlling the activation state of the output transistor or the amount of current drawn from the first constant current source in accordance with potentials of the first node and the second node based on the band-gap current.
9. The reference voltage generator according to claim 7 , wherein
either the control terminal of the output transistor or the first constant current source is connected with the third node, and
the first constant current source supplies a first constant current in the first state, and the second constant current source supplies a second constant current larger than the first constant current in the second state.