JPS625708A - Current mirror circuit - Google Patents

Current mirror circuit

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JPS625708A
JPS625708A JP14529885A JP14529885A JPS625708A JP S625708 A JPS625708 A JP S625708A JP 14529885 A JP14529885 A JP 14529885A JP 14529885 A JP14529885 A JP 14529885A JP S625708 A JPS625708 A JP S625708A
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current
transistor
operational amplifier
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Eiichi Matsuyama
松山 栄一
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Mitsubishi Electric Corp
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H03ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03FAMPLIFIERS
    • H03F3/00Amplifiers with only discharge tubes or only semiconductor devices as amplifying elements
    • H03F3/34DC amplifiers in which all stages are DC-coupled
    • H03F3/343DC amplifiers in which all stages are DC-coupled with semiconductor devices only

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Abstract

PURPOSE:To decrease much the difference between a reference current and an output current by inserting an operational amplifier between the 1st transistor (TR) and the 2nd TR and impressing a voltage to the control electrode of the 2nd TR by the operational amplifier. CONSTITUTION:Since an input terminal + of the operational amplifier 4 is at a high impedance, almost no reference current I1 flows to the input terminal + of the operational amplifier 4, and then the reference current I1 is the sum of a base current IB and a collector current IC of the 1st TR 2, that is, IB+IC. On the other hand, a voltage equal to a base voltage of the 1st TR 2 is impressed to a base 3b of the 2nd TR 3 by the operational amplifier 4, then an output current I2 becomes a current equal to the collector current IC of the 1st TR 2. Thus, the difference between the reference current and the output current is IB to obtain a current mirror circuit with high accuracy.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 〔産業上の利用分野〕 この発明は基準電流と出力電流との差を極めて少なくし
たカレントミラー回路に関するものである。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a current mirror circuit in which the difference between a reference current and an output current is extremely small.

〔従来の技術〕[Conventional technology]

第2図は従来のカレントミラー回路を示す回路図であり
、図に於て(1)は基準電流(11)を供給する定電流
源、(2)はこの基準電流(11)がコレクタ(2a)
から供給されるとともに、このコレクタ(2a)とベー
ス(2b)とか互いに接続されたエミッタ(2C)接地
のHPN)ランジスタからなる第1トランジスタ、(3
)はこの第1トランジスタ(2)のベース(2b)にベ
ース(3b)が接続されてコレクタ(3a)を流れる電
流(I2)を制御するエミッタ(8C)接地の第2トラ
ンジスタである。
Figure 2 is a circuit diagram showing a conventional current mirror circuit. )
A first transistor (3
) is a second transistor whose base (3b) is connected to the base (2b) of the first transistor (2) and whose emitter (8C) is grounded to control the current (I2) flowing through the collector (3a).

次に基準電流(I、)と出力電流(I2)との関係にっ
て説明する。基準電流(I、)は第1トランジスタ(2
)のコレクタ電流及びベース電流並びに第2トランジス
タ(3)のベース電流の和となり、−力出力電流(I2
)は第1トランジスタ(2)のコレクタ電流に等しいか
ら、 I2= 11−21B      ・・・(I)(但し
IBは第1及び第2トランジスタ(2) (3)のベー
ス電流)となる。従って上式(I)に於てベース電流(
IB)の値が出力電流(I2)に比べて充分小さく無視
できる様な場合には I2≠I、             ・・・(II)
となり、基準電流(11)と出力電流(12)との等し
いカレントミラー回路か得られる。
Next, the relationship between the reference current (I,) and the output current (I2) will be explained. The reference current (I,) is applied to the first transistor (2
) and the base current of the second transistor (3), and the output current (I2
) is equal to the collector current of the first transistor (2), so I2=11-21B...(I) (where IB is the base current of the first and second transistors (2) and (3)). Therefore, in the above formula (I), the base current (
If the value of IB) is sufficiently small compared to the output current (I2) and can be ignored, then I2≠I, ...(II)
Therefore, a current mirror circuit in which the reference current (11) and the output current (12) are equal is obtained.

〔発明が解決しようとする問題点〕[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

ところで、カレントミラー回路とは、出力電流と基準電
流とが同一であることを特徴とするものであるが上記の
様な従来のカレントミラー回路では、基準電流(11)
と出力電流(I、)とは上式(1)に示す様に2IB分
の誤差があるため、このIBの値が大きくなると、その
2倍の大きさで基準電流(I、)と出力電流(12)と
の差が拡大するという問題点があった。
By the way, a current mirror circuit is characterized in that the output current and the reference current are the same, but in the conventional current mirror circuit as described above, the reference current (11)
and output current (I,) have an error of 2IB as shown in equation (1) above, so when the value of IB increases, the reference current (I, ) and output current will be twice as large. There was a problem that the difference with (12) was widening.

この発明は上記した点に鑑みてなされたものであり、基
準電流と出力電流との差を極力減少したカレントミラー
回路を得ることを目的とする。
The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to obtain a current mirror circuit in which the difference between a reference current and an output current is reduced as much as possible.

〔問題点を解決するための手段〕 この発明に係るカレントミラー回路は、第1人出力電極
側から基準電流が供給されるとともに、この第1人出力
電極と制御電極とが互いに接続された第1トランジスタ
と、第1人出力電極から出力電流を供給する第2トラン
ジスタとの間に演算増幅器を設け、この演算増幅器を介
して第1及び第2トランジスタの互いの制御゛電極を接
続したものである。
[Means for Solving the Problems] The current mirror circuit according to the present invention has a reference current supplied from the first person's output electrode side, and a first person's output electrode and the control electrode connected to each other. An operational amplifier is provided between one transistor and a second transistor that supplies an output current from the first output electrode, and the control electrodes of the first and second transistors are connected via this operational amplifier. be.

〔作用〕[Effect]

演算増幅器の入力端は高インピーダンスであるから、こ
の演算増幅器に対して電流は、はとんど流れず、従って
、基準電流は第1トランジスタのベース地流とコレクタ
電流との和すなわち、IB+1(となり、一方、上記演
算増幅器によって第1トランジスタと同一電位が第2ト
ランジスタの制御電極に印加されるから出力電流は上記
第1トランジスタのコレクタ電流に等しい電施すなわち
ICとなる。
Since the input terminal of the operational amplifier has high impedance, almost no current flows through the operational amplifier, and therefore the reference current is the sum of the base current and collector current of the first transistor, that is, IB+1 ( On the other hand, since the same potential as that of the first transistor is applied to the control electrode of the second transistor by the operational amplifier, the output current becomes an IC equal to the collector current of the first transistor.

〔実施例〕〔Example〕

第1図はこの発明の一実施例を示す回路図であり、図に
おいて、(1)〜(3]は上記従来装置と同一のもので
ある。(4)は第1トランジスタ(2)のベース(2b
)に第1入力端←)か接続されるとともに第2入力端(
−)と出力端とが互い(こ接続され更に上記出力端が第
2トランジスタ(3)のベース(8b)に接続された演
算増幅器である。
FIG. 1 is a circuit diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, (1) to (3) are the same as the conventional device described above. (4) is the base of the first transistor (2). (2b
) is connected to the first input terminal ←) and the second input terminal (
-) and an output terminal are connected to each other, and the output terminal is further connected to the base (8b) of the second transistor (3).

上記の様に構成されたカレントミラー回路の基準電流(
工、)と出力電流(I2)との関係について次に説明す
る。まず、基準電流(I1)についてであるが、この基
準電流(11)は演算増幅器(4)の入力端←)か高イ
ンピーダンスであるから、この演算増幅器(4)の入力
端(→に対して電流はほとんど流nず、従って、基準電
流(1)は第1トランジスタ(2)のベース電流(IB
)とコレクタ電流(IOとの和すなわちIB+ Icと
なる。一方、第2トランジスタ(3)のベース(8b)
には、演算増幅器(4)によって第1トランジスタ(2
)のベース電圧と等しい電圧が印加されるから、出力電
流(I2)は上記第1トランジスタ(2)のコレクタ電
流(10に等しい電流すなわちIcとなる。すなわち、
第1トランジスタ(2)のベース電圧をVBEI、第2
トランジスタ(3)のベース電圧をVBE2とすると、
となり、VBEI =VBK2  からIC+ln= 
I2+ IB−(V) となるから、この式(至)によって基準電流(工1)と
出力電流(I2)との差がIBとなり、従来に比べ、ト
ランジスタ(2)分のベース電流(IB)が減少してい
ることが解る。
The reference current of the current mirror circuit configured as above (
Next, the relationship between the output current (I2) and the output current (I2) will be explained. First, regarding the reference current (I1), since this reference current (11) is at the input terminal of the operational amplifier (4) (←) or has high impedance, Almost no current flows, so the reference current (1) is equal to the base current (IB) of the first transistor (2).
) and the collector current (IO, that is, IB + Ic. On the other hand, the base (8b) of the second transistor (3)
, the first transistor (2) is connected by the operational amplifier (4).
) is applied, the output current (I2) becomes a current equal to the collector current (10) of the first transistor (2), that is, Ic.
The base voltage of the first transistor (2) is set to VBEI, the second
If the base voltage of transistor (3) is VBE2,
Then, from VBEI = VBK2, IC+ln =
I2+ IB-(V) Therefore, according to this formula (to), the difference between the reference current (1) and the output current (I2) becomes IB, and compared to the conventional case, the base current (IB) for transistor (2) It can be seen that is decreasing.

なお、上記実施例に於ては、第1トランジスタ(2)及
び第2トランジスタ(3)をNPN)ランジスタからな
るものとしたがPNP)−ランジスタとしても良゛く、
その際、電源(6)を負電圧電源にすると共に第1トラ
ンジスタ(2)のベース(2b)を演算増幅器(4)の
入力端←)に接続し、更に出力端と入力端(ト)とを互
いに接続すれば良いものである。
In the above embodiment, the first transistor (2) and the second transistor (3) are made of NPN) transistors, but they may also be PNP)-transistors.
At that time, the power supply (6) is made a negative voltage power supply, the base (2b) of the first transistor (2) is connected to the input terminal of the operational amplifier (4), and the output terminal and input terminal (T) are connected. It is only necessary to connect them to each other.

〔発明の効果〕〔Effect of the invention〕

以上の様に、この発明によれば第1トランジスタと第2
トランジスタとの間に演算増幅器を介在して、この演算
回路によって第2トランジスタの制御電極に電圧を印加
するようにしたので、基準m流は、第1トランジスタの
ベース電流とコレクタ電流との和、すなわち、IB十I
Cとなり、一方出力直流は上記第1トランジスタのコレ
クタ電流に等しいm流すなわちIcとなる。従って基準
電流と出力電流の差はIBとなり、従来の2I9に比べ
半減するものであり、これによって精度の高いカレント
ミラー回路が得られるという効果がある。
As described above, according to the present invention, the first transistor and the second transistor
Since an operational amplifier is interposed between the transistor and the operational circuit to apply a voltage to the control electrode of the second transistor, the reference m current is the sum of the base current and collector current of the first transistor, That is, IB 1
C, and the output DC is m current equal to the collector current of the first transistor, ie, Ic. Therefore, the difference between the reference current and the output current is IB, which is reduced by half compared to the conventional 2I9, which has the effect of providing a highly accurate current mirror circuit.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of drawings]

第1図はこの発明の一実施例を示す回路図、第2図は従
来のカレントミラー回路を示す回路図である。 図において、(2)は第1トランジスタ、(2a)及び
(2b)は各々この第1トランジスタ(2)の一方の入
出力電極及び制御電極、(3)は第2トランジスタ、(
8a)及び(3b)は各々この第2トランジスタ(3)
の一方の入出力電極及び制御電極、(4)は演算増幅器
、(4a)(ト)←)は各々この演算増幅器(4)の出
力端及び第1入力端並びに第2入力端、(工1)は基準
電流である。 なお、各図中同一符号は、同一または相当部分を示すも
のである。 第1図 、>: f−7)ランジスタ 2a:−オの入出〃蕾Aモ 24: 泰りカシ′L・ネk L′、!f’f北 第2図 手続補正書(自発) 1、事件の表示   特願昭60−145298号3、
補正をする者 事件との関係 特許出願人 住 所    東京都千代田区丸の内二丁目2番3号名
 称  (601)三菱電機株式会社代表者志岐守哉 4、代理人 住 所    東京都千代田区丸の内二丁目2番3号5
、補正の対象 (1)明細書の発明の詳細な説明の欄。 6、補正の内容 (1)明細書中筒2頁第5行に「HPN  )ランジス
タ」とあるのを「NPNトランジスタ」に訂正する。 以上
FIG. 1 is a circuit diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram showing a conventional current mirror circuit. In the figure, (2) is a first transistor, (2a) and (2b) are one input/output electrode and a control electrode of this first transistor (2), (3) is a second transistor, (
8a) and (3b) are respectively this second transistor (3)
one input/output electrode and a control electrode, (4) is an operational amplifier, (4a) (g) ←) is the output terminal, first input terminal, and second input terminal of this operational amplifier (4), respectively; ) is the reference current. Note that the same reference numerals in each figure indicate the same or corresponding parts. Fig. 1, >: f-7) Transistor 2a: - O's input/output bud Amo 24: Yarikashi'L, Nek L',! f'f North Figure 2 Procedural Amendment (Voluntary) 1. Indication of the case Patent Application No. 145298/1986 3.
Relationship with the case of the person making the amendment Patent Applicant Address 2-2-3 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Name (601) Mitsubishi Electric Corporation Representative Moriya Shiki 4, Agent Address 2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Chome 2-3-5
, Subject of amendment (1) Detailed description of the invention in the specification. 6. Contents of correction (1) In the fifth line of page 2 of the specification, "HPN) transistor" is corrected to "NPN transistor."that's all

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 一方の入出力電極側から基準電流が供給されるとともに
この入出力電極と制御電極とが互いに接続された第1ト
ランジスタ、この第1トランジスタの制御電極に第1入
力端が接続されるとともに第2入力端と出力端とが互い
に接続された演算増幅器、この演算増幅器の出力端に制
御電極が接続されて一方の入出力電極を流れる電流を制
御する第2トランジスタを備えたことを特徴とするカレ
ントミラー回路。
A first transistor to which a reference current is supplied from one input/output electrode side and whose input/output electrode and control electrode are connected to each other; a first transistor whose first input terminal is connected to the control electrode of the first transistor; A current comprising: an operational amplifier having an input end and an output end connected to each other; and a second transistor having a control electrode connected to the output end of the operational amplifier to control the current flowing through one input/output electrode. mirror circuit.
JP14529885A 1985-07-01 1985-07-01 Current mirror circuit Pending JPS625708A (en)

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Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5874852A (en) * 1995-08-31 1999-02-23 Sgs-Thomson Microelectronics, S.R.L. Current generator circuit having a wide frequency response

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5874852A (en) * 1995-08-31 1999-02-23 Sgs-Thomson Microelectronics, S.R.L. Current generator circuit having a wide frequency response
US6072359A (en) * 1995-08-31 2000-06-06 Sgs-Thomson Microelectronics, S.R.L. Current generator circuit having a wide frequency response

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