TWI415085B - Transistor circuits and control methods thereof - Google Patents

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TWI415085B
TWI415085B TW097150830A TW97150830A TWI415085B TW I415085 B TWI415085 B TW I415085B TW 097150830 A TW097150830 A TW 097150830A TW 97150830 A TW97150830 A TW 97150830A TW I415085 B TWI415085 B TW I415085B
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A transistor output circuit and an outputting method thereof are provided to prevent a slow transient response in an output transistor. A transistor circuit includes a first output transistor(10), a second output transistor(12), and a switch device. The switching device couples the output of the first and second output transistors to a common output successively. The first output transistor and the second output transistor provide the output signal to the common output of the transistor circuit. The first output transistor and the second output transistor provide the same output with a stable state. When the output of the first output transistor is coupled to the common output, the switching device is operated so that the change of a driving condition voltage of the first output transistor is disconnected in the second output transistor.

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電晶體電路與電晶體電路控制方法Transistor circuit and transistor circuit control method

本發明係有關於一種電晶體輸出電路,即具有用來隨著時間提供可變輸出電壓或電流之輸出電晶體的電路。此電路之一例子是根據感測功能而提供電流輸出之電流取樣電路。The present invention relates to a transistor output circuit, i.e., a circuit having an output transistor for providing a variable output voltage or current over time. An example of such a circuit is a current sampling circuit that provides a current output based on a sensing function.

在一些感測應用中,感測裝置(例如二極體或電晶體)產生輸出電流,且此輸出電流相依於被將感測之參數。可使用電流感測器之應用範圍廣大,且此發明可實施於任何應用,例如,在光感測器的例子中,將被感測之參數可以是光位準;或者在溫度感測器的例子中,將被感測之參數可以是溫度。此感測器將量測物理特性,例如光、溫度、張力或其他力量。In some sensing applications, a sensing device (eg, a diode or transistor) produces an output current that is dependent on the parameter to be sensed. There are a wide range of applications in which current sensors can be used, and the invention can be implemented in any application, for example, in the case of a photosensor, the parameter to be sensed can be a light level; or in a temperature sensor In the example, the parameter to be sensed may be temperature. This sensor will measure physical properties such as light, temperature, tension or other forces.

對了維護信號的品質,例如信號雜訊比,感測器之輸出電流通常將非常小,其有利於將信號轉換成接近感測器之更堅固的形式。在信號隨時間改變的情況下或當多個感測器之輸出為多路傳送時(如同感測器陣列之情況),則需要電流的取樣。For the quality of the maintenance signal, such as the signal to noise ratio, the output current of the sensor will typically be very small, which facilitates the conversion of the signal into a more robust form of proximity to the sensor. Sampling of current is required where the signal changes over time or when the outputs of multiple sensors are multiplexed (as is the case with a sensor array).

第1圖係表示已知的簡單取樣電路。Figure 1 shows a known simple sampling circuit.

舉例來說,將被取樣之電流包括光電流,其以電流源CS1來表示。此電流流經P型驅動電晶體T1p,P型驅動電晶體T1p具有電容器C1,連接於其源極與閘極之間。此電 容器因此可儲存對應正被取樣之電流的閘-源極電壓。For example, the current to be sampled includes a photocurrent, which is represented by current source CS1. This current flows through the P-type drive transistor T1p, which has a capacitor C1 connected between its source and the gate. This electric The container thus stores the gate-source voltage corresponding to the current being sampled.

此電路具有第一開關S1(以時序Clk1來控制),其介於電晶體T1p之閘極與汲極之間,以導通電晶體T1p,使得其可提供正被取樣之電流。第二開關S2(以時序Clk2來控制)將電晶體T1p耦接至電流源CS1,且第三開關S3(以時序Clk3來控制)將電晶體T1p耦接至取樣電路之輸出端OUT。This circuit has a first switch S1 (controlled at timing Clk1) that is interposed between the gate and drain of transistor T1p to conduct current crystal T1p such that it provides the current being sampled. The second switch S2 (controlled by the timing Clk2) couples the transistor T1p to the current source CS1, and the third switch S3 (controlled by the timing Clk3) couples the transistor T1p to the output terminal OUT of the sampling circuit.

如第2圖所示,在取樣期間S,開關S1與S2關閉且開關S3打開。將被取樣之電流(在此例子中為光電流)流經電晶體T1P。出現在電晶體T1p之閘極與汲極的電壓穩定於產生電晶體T1p之汲極電流的數值,其中,此汲極電流等於光電流。此電壓變為儲存在電容器C1。在維持期間H,開關S1與S2打開,而開關S3關閉。電晶體T1p之閘-源極電壓由電容器C1維持住,因此,在此電路之輸出端可得到被取樣之光電流。As shown in Fig. 2, during the sampling period S, the switches S1 and S2 are closed and the switch S3 is opened. The current to be sampled (photocurrent in this example) flows through the transistor T1P. The voltage appearing at the gate and drain of the transistor T1p is stabilized by the value of the gate current that produces the transistor T1p, which is equal to the photocurrent. This voltage becomes stored in capacitor C1. During the sustain period H, switches S1 and S2 are open and switch S3 is closed. The gate-to-source voltage of transistor T1p is maintained by capacitor C1, so that the sampled photocurrent is available at the output of this circuit.

取樣此電流所需要之時間與(C1+Cd)/gm1成比例,其中Cd表示感測器(即感光二極體)之電容值,而gm1表示電晶體Tp1之轉導。當將被量測之電流較小時,電晶體T1p將操作在次門檻區。在此區域中,gm1之值與汲極電流Id1成比例。因此,當將被取樣之電流較低時,穩定時間將會延長。The time required to sample this current is proportional to (C1 + Cd) / gm1, where Cd represents the capacitance of the sensor (ie, the photodiode) and gm1 represents the transduction of the transistor Tp1. When the current to be measured is small, the transistor T1p will operate in the secondary threshold region. In this region, the value of gm1 is proportional to the drain current Id1. Therefore, when the current to be sampled is low, the settling time will be prolonged.

低溫多晶矽(low temperature polysilicon,LTPS)技術提供了整合在大面積基底之複數CMOS電路,且用來製造例如為主動式陣列液晶顯示器的裝置。將感測器整合至 顯示器逐漸地受到關注,因此,用來處理來自這些感測器之薄膜電晶體(thin film transistor,TFT)電路設計變成更為重要。處理來自感測裝置之電路中的薄模電晶受到接近其臨界電壓之偏壓,或者尤其是當處理非常小的電流時,甚至處於如上所說明之次門檻區域。在這些偏壓情況下,薄模電晶可顯露出一些非期望的反應。Low temperature polysilicon (LTPS) technology provides a complex CMOS circuit integrated into a large area substrate and used to fabricate devices such as active array liquid crystal displays. Integrate the sensor into Displayes have received increasing attention, and therefore, the design of thin film transistor (TFT) circuits from these sensors has become more important. The thin mode die in the circuit from the sensing device is biased close to its threshold voltage, or especially when dealing with very small currents, even in the secondary threshold region as explained above. At these bias conditions, the thin mode electron crystal can reveal some undesired reactions.

當施加於薄模電晶之偏壓電壓改變時,薄膜電晶體顯示出電流過衝(overshoot)或下衝(undershoot)現象。如第3圖所示,其表示出當步級電壓(step voltage)實施於電晶體之閘極時,電晶體之汲極電流如何改變。當閘-源極電壓由第一數值VGS1切換至較低之第二數值VGS2時,n型薄膜電晶體之汲極電流ID初始地朝向一較低位準下降,但隨著時間而增加,直到其到達一穩定狀態數值。當閘-源極電壓由較低之第二數值VGS2切換至第一數值VGS1時,汲極電流ID初始地朝向一較高位準增加,但隨著時間而下降,直到其到達一穩定狀態數值。此暫態電流反應是來自在此裝置內的載子俘獲(trapping),且暫態電流的大小與電流達到其穩定狀態數值所需之時間會顯著地影響使用此裝置的電路性能。如同在類比電路中裝置被施加偏壓之典型情況般,當薄膜電晶體正操作在次門檻區域但也有意義地接近臨界電壓時,此反應最為明顯。When the bias voltage applied to the thin mode transistor changes, the thin film transistor exhibits a current overshoot or undershoot phenomenon. As shown in Fig. 3, it shows how the gate current of the transistor changes when the step voltage is applied to the gate of the transistor. When the gate-source voltage is switched from the first value VGS1 to the second lower value VGS2, the gate current ID of the n-type thin film transistor initially decreases toward a lower level, but increases with time until It reaches a steady state value. When the gate-source voltage is switched from the lower second value VGS2 to the first value VGS1, the gate current ID initially increases toward a higher level, but decreases with time until it reaches a steady state value. This transient current response is due to carrier trapping within the device, and the magnitude of the transient current and the time required for the current to reach its steady state value can significantly affect the circuit performance of the device. As is typical in the case where the device is biased in an analog circuit, this reaction is most pronounced when the thin film transistor is operating in the secondary threshold region but also meaningfully close to the threshold voltage.

暫態電流的大小可多於50%,且電流達到其穩定狀態所需的時間可多餘50ms。這遠慢於在此電路中的其他暫態電流反應,例如來自電容器充電時間的反應。因此,在電 流取樣電路之輸出中,暫態電流反應變成首要的錯誤來源。The magnitude of the transient current can be more than 50%, and the time required for the current to reach its steady state can be more than 50 ms. This is much slower than other transient current reactions in this circuit, such as reactions from capacitor charging times. Therefore, in electricity In the output of the stream sampling circuit, the transient current response becomes the primary source of error.

第4圖係表示當閘-源極電壓於時間t=0由2.5V躍進至1.0V時,所量測到的n型低溫多晶矽薄膜電晶體的汲極電流暫態電流反應。汲極電流初始下降至接近於0.5nA,但在大約30ms的期間內上升至2.3nA。Figure 4 shows the measured buckling current transient current response of the n-type low temperature polycrystalline germanium film transistor when the gate-source voltage is ramped from 2.5V to 1.0V at time t=0. The drain current initially drops to approximately 0.5 nA, but rises to 2.3 nA over a period of approximately 30 ms.

在一些電路中,除了與被處理之信號相關的任何改變以外,這些薄膜電晶體在其閘極電壓上經歷了顯著的擾亂。這樣的例子可能是,在一信號電壓被施於加或產生於此電路之一節點上之前,此節點必須被預先充電至某一電壓位準。這些擾亂會觸發第4圖所示之緩慢暫態電流,接著可能在此電路之輸出產生錯誤。In some circuits, these thin film transistors experience significant disturbances in their gate voltages in addition to any changes associated with the signal being processed. An example of this may be that the node must be precharged to a certain voltage level before a signal voltage is applied to or generated on one of the nodes of the circuit. These disturbances trigger the slow transient current shown in Figure 4, which may then produce an error at the output of this circuit.

不僅是關於電流感測應用,當電晶體提供一變化輸出電壓或電流時,一般會發生這種問題。Not only for current sensing applications, this problem typically occurs when the transistor provides a varying output voltage or current.

本發明提供一種電晶體電路,包括第一輸出電晶體、第二輸出電晶體、以及開關配置。第一與第二輸出電晶體用來提供輸出信號至電晶體電路之共通輸出端。開關配置將第一輸出電晶體之輸出端與第二電晶體之輸出端依序地耦接至共通輸出端,其中,第一與第二輸出電晶體受到控制以提供相同的穩定狀態輸出。開關配置適應地操作,使得當第一輸出電晶體之輸出端耦接至共通輸出端時,在第一輸出電晶體之驅動狀態電壓上的複數改變隔離於第二輸出電晶體。The present invention provides a transistor circuit comprising a first output transistor, a second output transistor, and a switch configuration. The first and second output transistors are used to provide an output signal to a common output of the transistor circuit. The switch configuration sequentially couples the output of the first output transistor to the output of the second transistor to the common output, wherein the first and second output transistors are controlled to provide the same steady state output. The switch configuration is adapted to operate such that when the output of the first output transistor is coupled to the common output, the complex change in the drive state voltage of the first output transistor is isolated from the second output transistor.

在一例子中,此電晶體電路為一電流取樣電路。第一輸出電晶體包括一電流取樣電晶體用以對電流進行取樣。第二輸出電晶體包括傳送電流輸出之電晶體,且第二輸出電晶體與第一輸出電晶體並聯。此電晶體電路更包括一第一電晶體閘-源極電容。開關配置選擇性地將第一輸出電晶體之閘極電壓耦合至第二輸出電晶體之閘極。開關配置包括耦合開關,當變化無關於由第一輸出電晶體所取樣之電流時,耦合開關打開以避免第一輸出電晶體之閘-源極電壓耦合至第二輸出電晶體,且耦合開關關閉以將第一輸出電晶體之閘極電壓傳送至第一電晶體閘-源極電容。In one example, the transistor circuit is a current sampling circuit. The first output transistor includes a current sampling transistor for sampling the current. The second output transistor includes a transistor that delivers a current output, and the second output transistor is coupled in parallel with the first output transistor. The transistor circuit further includes a first transistor gate-source capacitor. The switch configuration selectively couples a gate voltage of the first output transistor to a gate of the second output transistor. The switch configuration includes a coupling switch that opens when the change is independent of the current sampled by the first output transistor, to prevent the gate-source voltage of the first output transistor from being coupled to the second output transistor, and the coupling switch is turned off The gate voltage of the first output transistor is transferred to the first transistor gate-source capacitance.

此電晶體電路更包括一第二電晶體閘-源極電容。The transistor circuit further includes a second transistor gate-source capacitor.

此電晶體電路操作在三個模式。在電流取樣模式中,第一輸出電晶體對電流進行取樣,且第一輸出電晶體之閘-源極電壓儲存在第二電晶體閘-源極電容。在傳送模式中,第一輸出電晶體之閘極電壓透過耦合開關而傳送至第一電晶體閘-源極電容。在輸出模式中,第二輸出電晶體提供一輸出電流,輸出電流取得自在第二電晶體閘-源極電容之電壓。This transistor circuit operates in three modes. In the current sampling mode, the first output transistor samples the current and the gate-source voltage of the first output transistor is stored in the second transistor gate-source capacitance. In the transfer mode, the gate voltage of the first output transistor is transmitted to the first transistor gate-source capacitor through the coupling switch. In the output mode, the second output transistor provides an output current that is derived from the voltage of the second transistor gate-source capacitor.

在另一實施中,第一輸出電晶體為第一放大器之一部分。第二輸出電晶體為第二放大器之一部分,且第二放大器並聯於第一放大器。開關配置包括複數輸出開關,分別配置給第一與第二放大器,以選擇性地將第一與第二放大器之每一者的一放大輸出端耦合至共通輸出端。開關配置包括回授開關與輸入開關。回授開關耦接於共通輸出端與 輸入端之間,且耦接第一與第二放大器。輸入開關耦接於電路輸入端與輸入端之間,且耦接第一與第二放大器。在一例子中,此電晶體電路操作在三個模式下。在重置模式下,回授開關與等輸出開關打開,且輸入開關關閉。在第一輸入模式下,第一放大器提供輸出信號至共通輸出端,且回授開關關閉,輸入開關打開。在第二輸入模式下,第二放大器提供輸出信號至共通輸出端,且回授開關關閉,輸入開關打開。In another implementation, the first output transistor is part of the first amplifier. The second output transistor is part of the second amplifier and the second amplifier is connected in parallel to the first amplifier. The switch configuration includes a plurality of output switches that are respectively coupled to the first and second amplifiers to selectively couple an amplified output of each of the first and second amplifiers to a common output. The switch configuration includes a feedback switch and an input switch. The feedback switch is coupled to the common output terminal and Between the input terminals, and coupled to the first and second amplifiers. The input switch is coupled between the input end of the circuit and the input end, and is coupled to the first and second amplifiers. In one example, the transistor circuit operates in three modes. In the reset mode, the feedback switch and the equal output switch are turned on, and the input switch is turned off. In the first input mode, the first amplifier provides an output signal to the common output, and the feedback switch is turned off, and the input switch is turned on. In the second input mode, the second amplifier provides an output signal to the common output, and the feedback switch is turned off and the input switch is turned on.

本發明另提供一種電晶體電路控制方法,包括以下步驟:將第一輸出電晶體之輸出端耦接至共通輸出端;將第二輸出電晶體之輸出端耦接至共通輸出端。當第一輸出電晶體之輸出端耦接至共通輸出端時,在第一輸出電晶體之驅動狀態電壓上的複數改變隔離於第二輸出電晶體。第一與第二輸出電晶體受到控制以提供相同的穩定狀態輸出。The invention further provides a transistor circuit control method, comprising the steps of: coupling an output end of a first output transistor to a common output terminal; and coupling an output end of the second output transistor to a common output terminal. When the output end of the first output transistor is coupled to the common output terminal, the complex change in the driving state voltage of the first output transistor is isolated from the second output transistor. The first and second output transistors are controlled to provide the same steady state output.

為使本發明之上述目的、特徵和優點能更明顯易懂,下文特舉一較佳實施例,並配合所附圖式,作詳細說明如下。The above described objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the description of the appended claims.

本發明提供一種電晶體電路與控制方法,於其中,輸出信號是由第一輸出電晶體提供,接著是由第二輸出電晶體提供。當第一輸出電晶體之輸出端耦接共通輸出端時,在第一輸出電晶體之閘-源極電壓上的改變隔離於第二輸出電晶體。然而,第一與第二輸出電晶體受到控制以提供 相同的穩定狀態輸出信號。與控制輸入信號不相關(例如關於重置操作)且在電晶體驅動電壓上的改變僅施加於第一電晶體。The present invention provides a transistor circuit and control method in which an output signal is provided by a first output transistor followed by a second output transistor. When the output end of the first output transistor is coupled to the common output terminal, the change in the gate-source voltage of the first output transistor is isolated from the second output transistor. However, the first and second output transistors are controlled to provide The same steady state output signal. The change is not related to the control input signal (eg, with respect to the reset operation) and the change in the transistor drive voltage is applied only to the first transistor.

首先,將使用一實施例來說明本發明之電流取樣電路及方法。第一(電流取樣)電晶體用來取樣一電流,且第二(電流輸出)電晶體與第一電晶體並聯。在此情況下,與被取樣電流且在閘-源極電壓上的改變僅施加於第一電晶體。只有第一電晶體之穩定閘極電壓被傳送至第二電晶體,使得第二電晶體避開了暫態電流反應延遲。First, an embodiment will be used to illustrate the current sampling circuit and method of the present invention. A first (current sampling) transistor is used to sample a current, and a second (current output) transistor is connected in parallel with the first transistor. In this case, the change with the sampled current and on the gate-source voltage is applied only to the first transistor. Only the stable gate voltage of the first transistor is transferred to the second transistor such that the second transistor avoids the transient current response delay.

第5圖係表示電晶體配置之例子,其使用作為部分之電流取樣電路。在第5圖中,顯示在左側之電晶體由右側之電晶體與開關的配置來取代。這些開關表示個別的電晶體或CMOS傳輸閘(CMOS transmission gate)。Fig. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a transistor configuration using a current sampling circuit as a part. In Fig. 5, the transistor shown on the left side is replaced by the configuration of the transistor and the switch on the right side. These switches represent individual transistors or CMOS transmission gates.

此電路包括第一(電流取樣)電晶體10(T1),用以對一電流取樣,且包括與第一電晶體10並聯之第二(電流輸出)電晶體12(T2)。閘-源極電壓儲存電容器14(Cgs)係用來儲存第二電晶體12之閘-源極電壓。The circuit includes a first (current sampling) transistor 10 (T1) for sampling a current and including a second (current output) transistor 12 (T2) in parallel with the first transistor 10. The gate-to-source voltage storage capacitor 14 (Cgs) is used to store the gate-to-source voltage of the second transistor 12.

耦合開關16用來選擇性地將第一電晶體10之閘極耦接至第二電晶體12之閘極。The coupling switch 16 is used to selectively couple the gate of the first transistor 10 to the gate of the second transistor 12.

此兩電晶體10與12耦接於電源軌”汲極(D)”與”源極(S)”之間。每一電晶體10與12具有相串聯之開關18/20,使得每一電晶體可以切換為脫離或進入電路。The two transistors 10 and 12 are coupled between the power rail "drain (D)" and "source (S)". Each of the transistors 10 and 12 has a switch 18/20 in series such that each transistor can be switched to detach or enter the circuit.

當耦合開關16打開時,其防止第一電晶體10之閘-源極電壓上的改變耦合至第二電晶體12。在這些電壓改變 與取樣電流不相關但反而與此電路之一重置操作相關的情況下,耦合開關16提供的防止功能是有用的。當耦合開關16關閉時,則將閘極電壓傳送至電容器14。When the coupling switch 16 is turned on, it prevents a change in the gate-source voltage of the first transistor 10 from being coupled to the second transistor 12. In these voltage changes The prevention function provided by the coupling switch 16 is useful in situations where the sampling current is not relevant but is instead related to one of the reset operations of the circuit. When the coupling switch 16 is turned off, the gate voltage is transferred to the capacitor 14.

此電路操作在以下三種模式:電流取樣模式:第一電晶體10對一電流取樣,且閘-源極電壓被儲存;傳送模式:第一電晶體10之閘極電壓透過耦合開關16而傳送至第二電晶體12之閘極;以及輸出模式:第二電晶體12提供由儲存電容器14之電壓中所獲取之輸出電流。The circuit operates in the following three modes: current sampling mode: the first transistor 10 samples a current, and the gate-source voltage is stored; the transmission mode: the gate voltage of the first transistor 10 is transmitted to the coupling switch 16 to a gate of the second transistor 12; and an output mode: the second transistor 12 provides an output current obtained by the voltage of the storage capacitor 14.

當此電路操作在第一模式(電流取樣模式)時,電晶體之閘-源極電壓預計會顯著地改變。第一電晶體10提供汲極電流。開關18關閉,而開關16與20打開。在此狀態下,第二電晶體12之閘-源極電壓由電容器14(電容器14可以是一真實電容器或僅是電晶體本身之電容)所維持。When this circuit is operated in the first mode (current sampling mode), the gate-to-source voltage of the transistor is expected to change significantly. The first transistor 10 provides a drain current. Switch 18 is closed and switches 16 and 20 are open. In this state, the gate-to-source voltage of the second transistor 12 is maintained by the capacitor 14 (the capacitor 14 can be a true capacitor or only the capacitance of the transistor itself).

當此電路操作在閘-源極電壓上的改變更加受到限制或者閘-源極電壓上的改變只由此電路正處理之信號上的改變所產生的模式下,第二電晶體12可提供汲極電流。在此模式下,開關18打開,而開關16與20關閉。The second transistor 12 can provide a mode in which the change in the gate-source voltage is more limited or the change in the gate-source voltage is only caused by a change in the signal being processed by the circuit. Extreme current. In this mode, switch 18 is open and switches 16 and 20 are closed.

在此方法下,操作此電路以使第二電晶體12只遭受到在閘-源極電壓上的顯著改變,而此閘-源極電壓上的顯著改變係對應於正被處理之信號上的改變。此操作模式對應上述之輸出模式。Under this method, the circuit is operated such that the second transistor 12 is only subjected to a significant change in the gate-source voltage, and a significant change in the gate-source voltage corresponds to the signal being processed. change. This mode of operation corresponds to the output mode described above.

電晶體10與12之特性表面上相同,但第一電晶體10 之汲極電流藉由緩慢暫態電流效應來修改,而第二電晶體12之汲極電流則不受到緩慢暫態電流反應的限制。The characteristics of the transistors 10 and 12 are identical on the surface, but the first transistor 10 The drain current is modified by the slow transient current effect, while the drain current of the second transistor 12 is not limited by the slow transient current response.

本發明所提出之方法的關鍵應用為具有操作在次門檻區域之電路,尤其是用來取樣非常低之電流的電路。此概念是將來自已對電流取樣且正經歷緩慢暫態電流效應之取樣電晶體的之閘-源極電壓傳送至未經歷閘-源極電壓之較大變化且因此不會顯現緩慢暫態電流效應之輸出電晶體。A key application of the method proposed by the present invention is to have circuitry operating in the sub-threshold region, particularly circuitry for sampling very low currents. The concept is to transfer the gate-source voltage from a sampling transistor that has sampled the current and is experiencing a slow transient current effect to a large change that has not experienced the gate-source voltage and therefore does not exhibit a slow transient current effect. The output transistor.

第6圖係表示使用本發明之電流取樣電路之實施例,且第7圖係表示可能的控制信號時序。Figure 6 shows an embodiment of a current sampling circuit using the present invention, and Figure 7 shows a possible control signal timing.

將被取樣之電流(光電流)由感光二極體30所產生,在第6圖中,感光二極體由電流源CS6與並聯之電容器Cp來表示。The current (photocurrent) to be sampled is generated by the photodiode 30. In Fig. 6, the photodiode is represented by a current source CS6 and a capacitor Cp connected in parallel.

此電流由電晶體10與12之結合所取樣並維持住。兩個CMOS反相器A1與A2放大誤差電壓,其中,此誤差電壓是根據光電流與電晶體10或12之汲極電流間的差異而產生的。此放大步驟減少的電路的穩定時間。This current is sampled and maintained by the combination of transistors 10 and 12. The two CMOS inverters A1 and A2 amplify the error voltage, which is generated based on the difference between the photocurrent and the drain current of the transistor 10 or 12. This amplification step reduces the settling time of the circuit.

此電路具有複數開關,用以控制不同的操作模式。這些開關包括了第一組開關,其受到時序控制信號Φ1所控制。其中一個是重置開關38,用以將與第一電晶體10連接之閘-源極電壓電容器32(Cs)短路。反相器A1與A2也包括具有相同時序之旁路開關,用以重置回授控制回路(其包括放大器鏈)。This circuit has a complex switch to control different modes of operation. These switches include a first set of switches that are controlled by a timing control signal Φ1. One of them is a reset switch 38 for short-circuiting the gate-source voltage capacitor 32 (Cs) connected to the first transistor 10. Inverters A1 and A2 also include bypass switches having the same timing to reset the feedback control loop (which includes the amplifier chain).

第二組開關具有時序控制信號Φ2。其中一個是將第一 電晶體10放置在電路內或外之開關(開關18),另一個則是輸出開關34。耦合開關16是受到時序控制信號所控制,其相反於時序控制信號Φ2。用來將電晶體12切換進入至電路之開關20也受到時序控制信號(即Φ2之互補信號)所控制。The second set of switches has a timing control signal Φ2. One of them is a switch (switch 18) that places the first transistor 10 inside or outside the circuit, and the other is the output switch 34. The coupling switch 16 is subjected to a timing control signal Controlled, it is opposite to the timing control signal Φ2. The switch 20 used to switch the transistor 12 into the circuit is also subjected to timing control signals. (ie, the complementary signal of Φ2) is controlled.

回授控制回路包括電容器40(Ck),其將具有時序控制信號(即Φ1之互補信號)之電壓耦合至放大器鏈之輸入端。如上所述,這更加確定了在取樣期間內,一正電壓施加於電晶體之閘極。此放大器鏈具有輸出電容器42(Cc)。放大器鏈之電容器儲存偏移電壓,且當在這些電容器上之電荷隨著時間而消失時,這些電容器被重置,作為取樣操作之一部分。The feedback control loop includes a capacitor 40 (Ck) that will have a timing control signal The voltage (ie, the complementary signal of Φ1) is coupled to the input of the amplifier chain. As described above, this further confirms that a positive voltage is applied to the gate of the transistor during the sampling period. This amplifier chain has an output capacitor 42 (Cc). The capacitors of the amplifier chain store the offset voltage, and when the charge on these capacitors disappears over time, these capacitors are reset as part of the sampling operation.

如第7圖所示,控制信號Φ1與Φ2初始地為高位準。第一電晶體之閘-源極電壓設定為0V以作為重置操作,且跨越反相器A1與A2之開關關閉,使得反相器之臨界電壓建立在其輸入與輸出端。這表示回授回路的重置。As shown in Fig. 7, the control signals Φ1 and Φ2 are initially at a high level. The gate-source voltage of the first transistor is set to 0V as a reset operation, and the switches across inverters A1 and A2 are turned off, so that the threshold voltage of the inverter is established at its input and output terminals. This represents a reset of the feedback loop.

在將近50μs的取樣期間(S),控制信號Φ1變為低位準,而控制信號Φ2為持在高位準。During the sampling period (S) of nearly 50 μs, the control signal Φ1 becomes a low level, and the control signal Φ2 is held at a high level.

電容器40在反相器A1之輸入端產生以少量增加之電壓,接著,在第一電晶體10之閘極電壓上產生一正步級。與維持在0V或變成負值的第一電晶體10之閘極電壓比較起來,上述的正步級是較好的,因為假使已發生第一電晶體10之閘極電壓維持在0V或變成負值,取樣電路之穩定時間變成受到感光二極體之光電流與電容值所限制。Capacitor 40 produces a small increase in voltage at the input of inverter A1, and then produces a positive step on the gate voltage of first transistor 10. The positive step described above is preferable to the gate voltage of the first transistor 10 which is maintained at 0 V or becomes a negative value because the gate voltage of the first transistor 10 has been maintained at 0 V or becomes a negative value. The settling time of the sampling circuit becomes limited by the photocurrent and capacitance of the photodiode.

在取樣期間,回授操作用來控制第一電晶體10之閘-源極電壓,使得汲極電流變為等於光電流(在回授鏈之反相器在其輸出端引出可忽略的電流)。然而,第一電晶體10之閘-源極電壓的初始步級與隨後控制在此裝置中可引起前述之暫態電流反應。During sampling, the feedback operation is used to control the gate-source voltage of the first transistor 10 such that the gate current becomes equal to the photocurrent (the inverter in the feedback chain draws a negligible current at its output) . However, the initial step of the gate-source voltage of the first transistor 10 and subsequent control in the device can cause the aforementioned transient current response.

當回授被致能時,其藉由調整閘-源極電壓之值來補償暫態電流。然而,假使光電流由第一電晶體10來取樣且接著藉由將此裝置之閘-源極電壓保持在一固定值來維持光電流,汲極電流則隨著時間改變,且朝向對應此閘-源極電壓之一穩定狀態值移動。在回授回路開啟後,於取樣操作之終端時被取樣電流中的錯誤增加。為了避免此效應,一旦閘-源極電壓已建立在第一電晶體10之閘極時,此電壓傳送至第二電晶體12之閘極,其中,第二電晶體12不會經歷第一電晶體10之閘極的初始步級,因此,在汲極電流上不會顯現產生的緩慢變化。此傳送是藉由將控制信號Φ2切換至低位準且將控制信號Φ1維持在低位準來完成(即在將近50μs的傳送期間(T))。When the feedback is enabled, it compensates for the transient current by adjusting the value of the gate-source voltage. However, if the photocurrent is sampled by the first transistor 10 and then the photocurrent is maintained by maintaining the gate-source voltage of the device at a fixed value, the gate current changes over time and is directed toward the gate. - A steady state value shift of one of the source voltages. After the feedback loop is turned on, an error in the sampled current is increased at the end of the sampling operation. In order to avoid this effect, once the gate-source voltage has been established at the gate of the first transistor 10, this voltage is transferred to the gate of the second transistor 12, wherein the second transistor 12 does not experience the first The initial step of the gate of crystal 10, therefore, does not exhibit a slow change in the drain current. This transfer is accomplished by switching control signal Φ2 to a low level and maintaining control signal Φ1 at a low level (i.e., during a transfer period (T) of approximately 50 μs).

介於兩電晶體10與12之間的耦合開關16關閉,且電荷共享發生在電容器14/32與放大器配置之輸出電容器42之間。同時,與第一電晶體10之汲極串聯之開關18打開,而與第二電晶體12之汲極串聯之開關20關閉,此得第二電晶體12變為連接至回授回路。The coupling switch 16 between the two transistors 10 and 12 is turned off and charge sharing occurs between the capacitor 14/32 and the output capacitor 42 of the amplifier configuration. At the same time, the switch 18 in series with the drain of the first transistor 10 is turned on, and the switch 20 in series with the drain of the second transistor 12 is turned off, so that the second transistor 12 becomes connected to the feedback loop.

回授接著操作來調整第二電晶體12之閘-源極電壓,直到第二電晶體12之汲極電流等於光電流。The feedback is then operated to adjust the gate-to-source voltage of the second transistor 12 until the drain current of the second transistor 12 is equal to the photocurrent.

因此,具有使用第二電晶體12之有效的第二取樣期間,作為傳送期間之一部分。Therefore, there is an effective second sampling period using the second transistor 12 as part of the transmission period.

在傳送期間之終端,控制信號Φ1與Φ2變為高位準(即進入維持期間(H)),第二電晶體12之閘極變為被隔離,且閘-源極電壓由電容器14來維持。第二電晶體12之汲極電流接著提供致電流取樣電路之輸出端OUT。At the terminal during the transfer, the control signals Φ1 and Φ2 become high (i.e., enter the sustain period (H)), the gate of the second transistor 12 becomes isolated, and the gate-source voltage is maintained by the capacitor 14. The drain current of the second transistor 12 then provides the output terminal OUT of the current-sampling circuit.

所提出之方法可應用在薄膜電晶體電路,於其中,由於閘極電壓的改變,則此裝置之汲極電流的緩慢暫態電流反應則導致了錯誤。The proposed method can be applied to a thin film transistor circuit in which a slow transient current response of the device's drain current causes an error due to a change in the gate voltage.

此電路是在感測應用中一特殊情況例子,尤其是當感測關於光強度或溫度之小電流時。此電路也可應用在其他電路,於其中,薄膜電晶體經歷閘極電壓暫態現象,且被要求來產生適當定義的汲極電流,例如,使用預先充電技術之電路。This circuit is an example of a special case in sensing applications, especially when sensing small currents with respect to light intensity or temperature. This circuit can also be applied to other circuits in which the thin film transistor undergoes a gate voltage transient and is required to generate a properly defined drain current, for example, a circuit using a precharge technique.

舉例來說,本發明可用於處理光感測器信號之顯示裝置中。在此例子下,光感測可用來控制顯示能自動地相依於環境光位準,此控制架構為已知。光感測也可用來描繪光源之衰老,例如在電致發光顯示器內之背光或者更確切地來說是顯示畫素本身。For example, the present invention can be used in a display device that processes light sensor signals. In this example, light sensing can be used to control the display to automatically correlate to ambient light levels, and this control architecture is known. Light sensing can also be used to characterize the aging of a light source, such as a backlight within an electroluminescent display or, more specifically, a display pixel itself.

本發明之另一應用為放大器或緩衝電路。Another application of the invention is an amplifier or buffer circuit.

第8圖係表示使用本發明之方法的電壓放大電路,其再次提供減少緩慢暫態電流錯誤之優點。Figure 8 is a diagram showing a voltage amplifying circuit using the method of the present invention, again providing the advantage of reducing slow transient current errors.

此電路具有兩個反相電壓放大器INVA與INVB,其以操作如單元增益放大器之方式配置,即在回授操作後, 輸出電壓Vout等於輸入電壓Vin。當然,這僅是一個放大器如緩衝器般操作的例子,但以相同的原則實施於放大電路。This circuit has two inverting voltage amplifiers, INVA and INVB, which are configured in such a way as to operate as a unity gain amplifier, ie after feedback operation, The output voltage Vout is equal to the input voltage Vin. Of course, this is only an example of an amplifier operating like a buffer, but is implemented in the amplification circuit on the same principle.

一開關配置包括輸出開關80與82,以選擇性地將每一放大器輸出端耦合至共通輸出端84。回授開關85連接於共通輸出端84與輸入端86之間,且連接至第一與第二放大器。輸入開關88耦接於電路輸入端Vin與輸入端86之間,且耦接至第一與第二放大器。A switch configuration includes output switches 80 and 82 to selectively couple each amplifier output to a common output 84. A feedback switch 85 is coupled between the common output terminal 84 and the input terminal 86 and is coupled to the first and second amplifiers. The input switch 88 is coupled between the circuit input terminal Vin and the input terminal 86 and coupled to the first and second amplifiers.

每一放大器具有一回授開關,用以短路其輸入端與輸出端,其強迫放大器之臨界電壓呈現於輸入端與輸出端之間。每一放大器在其輸入端也具有一電容器CA/CB。Each amplifier has a feedback switch that shorts its input and output, which forces the amplifier's threshold voltage to appear between the input and output. Each amplifier also has a capacitor CA/CB at its input.

第9圖顯示各個開關之時序,如信號Φ1至Φ4之時序。Figure 9 shows the timing of each switch, such as the timing of signals Φ1 to Φ4.

在第一操作期間90(可以是重置期間),信號Φ1為高位準,使得輸入電壓被提供至兩放大器。信號Φ2、Φ3、及Φ4為低位準。等於(VthA-Vin)之電壓越過電容器CA而建立,而等於(VthB-Vin)之電壓越過電容器CB而建立,其中,VthA與VthB分別為放大器INVA與INVB之臨界電壓。During the first operational period 90 (which may be during reset), signal Φ1 is at a high level such that the input voltage is provided to both amplifiers. Signals Φ2, Φ3, and Φ4 are low levels. A voltage equal to (VthA-Vin) is established across capacitor CA, and a voltage equal to (VthB-Vin) is established across capacitor CB, where VthA and VthB are the threshold voltages of amplifiers INVA and INVB, respectively.

假使供電電壓為5V,則臨界電壓VthA與VthB可假設為2.5V。If the supply voltage is 5V, the threshold voltages VthA and VthB can be assumed to be 2.5V.

在第二操作期間92(第一回授期間),信號Φ1與Φ4為低位準,而信號Φ2與Φ3為高位準。這表示放大器INVA正操作在回授模式,且一開始其輸入信號將為:VthA+VthB-Vin=5-VinDuring the second operation period 92 (during the first feedback period), the signals Φ1 and Φ4 are at a low level, and the signals Φ2 and Φ3 are at a high level. This means that the amplifier INVA is operating in feedback mode and its input signal will initially be: VthA+VthB-Vin=5-Vin

舉例來說,假使Vin為4V,放大器INVA之輸入端為2V,這表示形成放大器INVA之薄膜電晶體將經歷由將近2.5V至1V的閘極電壓之步級。For example, if Vin is 4V and the input of amplifier INVA is 2V, this means that the thin film transistor forming amplifier INVA will experience a step voltage of nearly 2.5V to 1V.

此步級很可能引發如第3圖所述之緩慢暫態電流,這表示在輸出電壓Vout變成等於Vin之前,將需要等待數毫秒(ms)(依據放大器的增益)。This step is likely to cause a slow transient current as described in Figure 3, which means that it will take several milliseconds (ms depending on the gain of the amplifier) before the output voltage Vout becomes equal to Vin.

在第三期間94(第二回授期間)中,信號Φ4變為高位準,而信號Φ3變為低位準。放大器INVA與回授回路分離,且放大器INVB將操作在回授模式。在此期間,與當信號Φ3為高位準時放大器INVB之薄膜電晶體所經歷的狀況比較起來,由於當信號Φ3為高位準時輸出電壓Vout已經歷一些暫態電流,因此,在放大器INVB之薄膜電晶體將經歷較少的電壓步級。In the third period 94 (second feedback period), the signal Φ4 becomes a high level, and the signal Φ3 becomes a low level. The amplifier INVA is separated from the feedback loop and the amplifier INVB will operate in the feedback mode. During this period, compared with the condition experienced by the thin film transistor of the amplifier INVB when the signal Φ3 is high, since the output voltage Vout has experienced some transient current when the signal Φ3 is high, the thin film transistor at the amplifier INVB Will experience less voltage steps.

因此,可得知,本發明致能來自一電晶體之輸出信號(不論是電壓或電流)係由兩相異電晶體或相異電晶體電路連續地提供。此兩電晶體或電晶體電路被控制,使其被驅動來提供相同輸出信號。然而,在此次序中,只有第一電晶體或第一電晶體電路完全地經歷在兩輸出週期之間的驅動狀態改變,例如由重置期間所產生。Thus, it can be seen that the output signals (whether voltage or current) enabled by the present invention from a transistor are continuously provided by a two-phase isoelectric crystal or a dissimilar transistor circuit. The two transistor or transistor circuits are controlled to be driven to provide the same output signal. However, in this sequence, only the first transistor or the first transistor circuit is fully experienced with a change in drive state between two output cycles, such as produced during reset.

所顯示之電路僅是一個獨立出來的例子,對於本發明所屬技術領域中具有通常知識者而言,具有許多已知的其他電流感測電路與放大電路。此外,本發明更普遍地應用於輸出電路,以提供根據輸入狀態且來自一輸出電晶體之電流或電壓輸出。The circuit shown is merely an independent example, and there are many other current sensing circuits and amplifying circuits known to those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains. Moreover, the invention is more generally applied to an output circuit to provide a current or voltage output from an output transistor depending on the input state.

在此電路中所示之開關當然也可以個別的電晶體或電晶體閘電路來實施,且假使此電路被整合至另一裝置(例如顯示器)之基底,相同技術之裝置將使用給這些開關以及在此基底上的其他電路元件。因此,對於本發明所屬技術領域中具有通常知識者而言,所顯示之電路實現將成為常規的。The switches shown in this circuit can of course also be implemented by individual transistor or transistor gate circuits, and if such a circuit is integrated into the base of another device, such as a display, devices of the same technology will be used for these switches as well as Other circuit components on this substrate. Accordingly, the circuit implementations shown will be conventional to those of ordinary skill in the art to which the invention pertains.

一般而言,本發明可應用在一電路,於其中,此電路經歷週期性的重置或預先充電操作,導致不是起源於控制輸入信號之改變的電晶體閘極電壓改變,而此電晶體閘極電壓改變。本發明之方法提供與這些改變隔離之一輸出電晶體,使得輸出電晶體避開緩慢暫態電流反應(除了正被取樣之電流上的較大改變效果以外)。In general, the invention can be applied to a circuit in which the circuit undergoes a periodic reset or pre-charge operation, resulting in a change in the transistor gate voltage that does not originate from a change in the control input signal, and the transistor gate The pole voltage changes. The method of the present invention provides an output transistor that is isolated from these changes such that the output transistor avoids slow transient current reactions (in addition to the large change effect on the current being sampled).

在此說明與專利範圍中,將可理解涉及閘-源極電容之部分可包括電晶體之本身電容,或者是在電晶體電路中可儲存閘-源極電壓之額外電容器。In the context of this description and patent, it will be appreciated that portions of the gate-source capacitance may include the capacitance of the transistor itself or an additional capacitor that can store the gate-source voltage in the transistor circuit.

本發明所屬技術領域中具有通常知識者將可理解不同的改變。Different variations will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the invention pertains.

本發明雖以較佳實施例揭露如上,然其並非用以限定本發明的範圍,任何所屬技術領域中具有通常知識者,在不脫離本發明之精神和範圍內,當可做些許的更動與潤飾,因此本發明之保護範圍當視後附之申請專利範圍所界定者為準。The present invention has been disclosed in the above preferred embodiments, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Any one of ordinary skill in the art can make a few changes without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The scope of protection of the present invention is therefore defined by the scope of the appended claims.

C1、Cd‧‧‧電容器C1, Cd‧‧‧ capacitor

Clk1、Clk2、Clk3‧‧‧時序Clk1, Clk2, Clk3‧‧‧ timing

CS1‧‧‧電流源CS1‧‧‧current source

OUT‧‧‧輸出端OUT‧‧‧ output

Tp1‧‧‧電晶體Tp1‧‧‧O crystal

VDD、VDD‧‧‧電壓源VDD, VDD‧‧‧ voltage source

S1、S2、S3‧‧‧開關S1, S2, S3‧‧‧ switch

H‧‧‧維持期間H‧‧‧Maintenance period

S‧‧‧取樣期間S‧‧‧Sampling period

VGS1‧‧‧閘-源極電壓之第一數值VGS1‧‧‧ gate-source voltage first value

VGS2‧‧‧閘-源極電壓之第二數值VGS2‧‧‧ gate-source voltage second value

ID‧‧‧汲極電流ID‧‧‧汲polar current

10(T1)、12(T2)‧‧‧電晶體10 (T1), 12 (T2) ‧ ‧ transistor

14(Cgs)‧‧‧儲存電容器14(Cgs)‧‧‧ Storage Capacitors

16、18、20‧‧‧開關16, 18, 20‧ ‧ switch

D‧‧‧汲極D‧‧‧汲

G‧‧‧閘極G‧‧‧ gate

S‧‧‧源極S‧‧‧ source

10(T1)、12(T2)‧‧‧電晶體10 (T1), 12 (T2) ‧ ‧ transistor

14(Ct)‧‧‧儲存電容器14(Ct)‧‧‧ Storage Capacitors

16、18、20‧‧‧開關16, 18, 20‧ ‧ switch

30‧‧‧感光二極體30‧‧‧Photosensitive diode

32(Cs)‧‧‧電容器32 (Cs) ‧ ‧ capacitor

34、38‧‧‧開關34, 38‧‧‧ switch

40(Ck)、42(Cc)、Cp‧‧‧電容器40 (Ck), 42 (Cc), Cp‧‧ ‧ capacitors

A1、A2‧‧‧反相器A1, A2‧‧‧ Inverter

CS6‧‧‧電流源CS6‧‧‧current source

OUT‧‧‧輸出端OUT‧‧‧ output

Φ1、Φ2、‧‧‧控制信號Φ1, Φ2 , ‧‧‧control signal

S‧‧‧取樣期間S‧‧‧Sampling period

T‧‧‧傳送期間T‧‧‧Transfer period

H‧‧‧維持期間H‧‧‧Maintenance period

80、82、85、88‧‧‧開關80, 82, 85, 88‧‧ ‧ switch

84‧‧‧輸出端84‧‧‧ Output

86‧‧‧輸入端86‧‧‧ input

Cload‧‧‧電容Cload‧‧‧ capacitor

INVA、INVB‧‧‧放大器INVA, INVB‧‧ amp amplifier

Vin‧‧‧輸入電壓Vin‧‧‧Input voltage

Vout‧‧‧輸出電壓Vout‧‧‧ output voltage

Φ1、Φ2、Φ3、Φ4‧‧‧控制信號Φ1, Φ2, Φ3, Φ4‧‧‧ control signals

90‧‧‧重置期間90‧‧‧Reset period

92‧‧‧第一回授期間92‧‧‧First feedback period

94‧‧‧第二回授期間94‧‧‧Second period of return

第1圖表示已知電流取樣電路;第2圖為時序圖,用以說明第1圖之電路操作;第3圖表示在薄膜二極體的反應中可觀察到的電流過衝或下衝現象;第4圖說明在n型低溫多晶矽薄膜中量測到的汲極電流暫態電流反應;第5圖表示根據本發明實施例之電晶體之配置;第6圖根據本發明實施例之電流取樣電路;第7圖表示第6圖中之控制信號時序圖;第8圖根據本發明實施例之電壓放大電路;以及第9圖表示第8圖中之控制信號時序圖。Figure 1 shows a known current sampling circuit; Figure 2 is a timing diagram for explaining the circuit operation of Figure 1; and Figure 3 shows the current overshoot or undershoot observed in the reaction of a thin film diode. Figure 4 illustrates the transient current response of the drain current measured in the n-type low temperature polysilicon film; Figure 5 shows the configuration of the transistor according to an embodiment of the present invention; and Fig. 6 shows the current sampling according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 7 is a timing chart showing a control signal in Fig. 6; Fig. 8 is a voltage amplifying circuit according to an embodiment of the present invention; and Fig. 9 is a timing chart showing a control signal in Fig. 8.

10(T1)、12(T2)‧‧‧電晶體10 (T1), 12 (T2) ‧ ‧ transistor

14(Cgs)‧‧‧儲存電容器14(Cgs)‧‧‧ Storage Capacitors

16、18、20‧‧‧開關16, 18, 20‧ ‧ switch

D‧‧‧汲極D‧‧‧汲

G‧‧‧閘極G‧‧‧ gate

S‧‧‧源極S‧‧‧ source

Claims (16)

一種電晶體電路,包括:一第一輸出電晶體;一第二輸出電晶體,其中,該等第一與第二輸出電晶體用來提供一輸出信號至該電晶體電路之一共通輸出端;以及一開關配置,包括:至少兩輸出開關,分別配置給該等第一與第二輸出電晶體,用以選擇性地將該第一輸出電晶體之一輸出端與該第二輸出電晶體之一輸出端耦接至該共通輸出端,其中,該等第一與第二輸出電晶體受到控制以提供相同的穩定狀態輸出;以及一耦合開關,分別電性連接該等第一與第二輸出電晶體,其中,該耦合開關適應地操作,使得當該第一輸出電晶體之該輸出端耦接至該共通輸出端時,在該第一輸出電晶體之驅動狀態電壓上的複數改變隔離於該第二輸出電晶體。 A transistor circuit comprising: a first output transistor; a second output transistor, wherein the first and second output transistors are used to provide an output signal to a common output of the transistor circuit; And a switch configuration, comprising: at least two output switches respectively disposed to the first and second output transistors for selectively connecting one of the output terminals of the first output transistor and the second output transistor An output terminal is coupled to the common output terminal, wherein the first and second output transistors are controlled to provide the same steady state output; and a coupling switch electrically connected to the first and second outputs respectively a transistor, wherein the coupling switch is adapted to operate such that when the output of the first output transistor is coupled to the common output, a complex change in a driving state voltage of the first output transistor is isolated The second output transistor. 如申請專利範圍第1項所述之電晶體電路,更包括一電流取樣電路,其中:該第一輸出電晶體包括一電流取樣電晶體用以對一電流進行取樣;該第二輸出電晶體包括傳送一電流輸出之一電晶體,且該第二輸出電晶體與該第一輸出電晶體並聯;該電晶體電路更包括一第一電晶體閘-源極電容; 該耦合開關選擇性地將該第一輸出電晶體之一閘極電壓耦合至該第二輸出電晶體之閘極;其中,當該等變化無關於由該第一輸出電晶體所取樣之該電流時,該耦合開關打開以避免該第一輸出電晶體之一閘-源極電壓耦合至該第二輸出電晶體,且該耦合開關關閉以將該第一輸出電晶體之該閘極電壓傳送至該第一電晶體閘-源極電容。 The transistor circuit of claim 1, further comprising a current sampling circuit, wherein: the first output transistor comprises a current sampling transistor for sampling a current; the second output transistor comprises Transmitting a current output of one of the transistors, and the second output transistor is coupled in parallel with the first output transistor; the transistor circuit further includes a first transistor gate-source capacitance; The coupling switch selectively couples a gate voltage of the first output transistor to a gate of the second output transistor; wherein the change is independent of the current sampled by the first output transistor The coupling switch is opened to prevent a gate-source voltage of the first output transistor from being coupled to the second output transistor, and the coupling switch is turned off to transmit the gate voltage of the first output transistor to The first transistor gate-source capacitance. 如申請專利範圍第2項所述之電晶體電路,更包括一第二電晶體閘-源極電容。 The transistor circuit of claim 2, further comprising a second transistor gate-source capacitor. 如申請專利範圍第3項所述之電晶體電路,其中,該電晶體電路操作在三個模式:一電流模式,在該電流取樣模式中,該第一輸出電晶體對該電流進行取樣,且該第一輸出電晶體之該閘-源極電壓儲存在該第二電晶體閘-源極電容;一傳送模式,在該傳送模式中,該第一輸出電晶體之該閘極電壓透過該耦合開關而傳送至該第一電晶體閘-源極電容;以及一輸出模式,在該輸出模式中,該第二輸出電晶體提供一輸出電流,該輸出電流取得自在該第二電晶體閘-源極電容之電壓。 The transistor circuit of claim 3, wherein the transistor circuit operates in three modes: a current mode, in which the first output transistor samples the current, and The gate-source voltage of the first output transistor is stored in the second transistor gate-source capacitance; a transmission mode in which the gate voltage of the first output transistor is transmitted through the coupling a switch is coupled to the first transistor gate-source capacitance; and an output mode in which the second output transistor provides an output current that is derived from the second transistor gate-source The voltage of the pole capacitor. 如申請專利範圍第4項所述之電晶體電路,其中,在該傳送模式中,該電流更由該第二輸出電晶體來取樣。 The transistor circuit of claim 4, wherein in the transfer mode, the current is further sampled by the second output transistor. 如申請專利範圍第3項所述之電晶體電路,更包括一重置開關,用以短路該第二電晶體閘-源極電容。 The transistor circuit of claim 3, further comprising a reset switch for shorting the second transistor gate-source capacitance. 如申請專利範圍第1項所述之電晶體電路,其中:該第一輸出電晶體為一第一放大器之一部分;以及該第二輸出電晶體為一第二放大器之一部分,該第二放大器並聯於該第一放大器。 The transistor circuit of claim 1, wherein: the first output transistor is part of a first amplifier; and the second output transistor is part of a second amplifier, the second amplifier is connected in parallel In the first amplifier. 如申請專利範圍第7項所述之電晶體電路,其中,該開關配置包括:一回授開關,耦接於該共通輸出端與一輸入端之間,且耦接該等第一與第二放大器;以及一輸入開關,耦接於一電路輸入端與該輸入端之間,且耦接該等第一與第二放大器。 The transistor circuit of claim 7, wherein the switch configuration comprises: a feedback switch coupled between the common output end and an input end, and coupled to the first and second And an input switch coupled between the input of the circuit and the input, and coupled to the first and second amplifiers. 如申請專利範圍第8項所述之電晶體電路,其中,該電晶體電路操作在三個模式下:一重置模式,在該重置模式下,該回授開關與該等輸出開關打開,且該輸入開關關閉;一第一輸出模式,在該第一輸入模式下,該第一放大器提供該輸出信號至該共通輸出端,且該回授開關關閉,該輸入開關打開;以及一第二輸出模式,在該第二輸入模式下,該第二放大器提供該輸出信號至該共通輸出端,且該回授開關關閉,該輸入開關打開。 The transistor circuit of claim 8, wherein the transistor circuit operates in three modes: a reset mode in which the feedback switch and the output switch are turned on, And the input switch is turned off; a first output mode, in the first input mode, the first amplifier provides the output signal to the common output terminal, and the feedback switch is turned off, the input switch is turned on; and a second An output mode, in the second input mode, the second amplifier provides the output signal to the common output, and the feedback switch is turned off, the input switch is turned on. 如申請專利範圍第5項所述之電晶體電路,其中,該等第一與第二輸出電晶體包括複數薄膜CMOS低溫多晶矽電晶體。 The transistor circuit of claim 5, wherein the first and second output transistors comprise a plurality of thin film CMOS low temperature polysilicon transistors. 如申請專利範圍第1項所述之電晶體電路,該等第 一與第二輸出電晶體包括複數個薄膜CMOS低溫多晶矽電晶體。 Such as the transistor circuit described in claim 1 of the patent scope, the The first and second output transistors comprise a plurality of thin film CMOS low temperature polysilicon transistors. 一種電晶體電路控制方法,包括:將一第一輸出電晶體之一輸出端耦接至一共通輸出端;將一第二輸出電晶體之一輸出端耦接至該共通輸出端;使用該第一輸出電晶體來取樣一電流,且將該第一輸出電晶體之一閘-源極電壓儲存在一第一電晶體閘-源電容,其中,當在該閘-源極電壓之複數變化無關於被取樣之該電流時,在該閘-源極電壓之該等變化隔離於該第二輸出電晶體;將該第一輸出電晶體之一閘極電壓傳送至一第二電晶體閘-源電容;以及使用該第二輸出電晶體來提供一輸出電流,其中,該輸出電流取得自在該第二電晶體閘-源極電容之電壓;其中,該等第一與第二輸出電晶體受到控制以提供相同的穩定狀態輸出。 A transistor circuit control method includes: coupling an output end of a first output transistor to a common output terminal; coupling an output end of a second output transistor to the common output terminal; An output transistor is used to sample a current, and a gate-source voltage of the first output transistor is stored in a first transistor gate-source capacitor, wherein when the complex voltage at the gate-source voltage changes Regarding the current sampled, the change in the gate-source voltage is isolated from the second output transistor; transmitting a gate voltage of the first output transistor to a second transistor gate-source Capacitor; and using the second output transistor to provide an output current, wherein the output current is obtained from a voltage of the second transistor gate-source capacitance; wherein the first and second output transistors are controlled To provide the same steady state output. 如申請專利範圍第12項所述之電晶體電路控制方法,更包括在介於電流取樣時序之間的一重置操作內,短路該第一電晶體閘-源電容。 The transistor circuit control method of claim 12, further comprising shorting the first transistor gate-source capacitor within a reset operation between current sampling timings. 如申請專利範圍第12項所述之電晶體電路控制方法,更包括當該第一輸出電晶體之該閘極電壓被傳送時,使用該第二輸出電晶體,並將該第二輸出電晶體之一閘-源 極電壓儲存在該第二電晶體閘-源極電容。 The transistor circuit control method of claim 12, further comprising: when the gate voltage of the first output transistor is transmitted, using the second output transistor, and using the second output transistor One gate-source The pole voltage is stored in the second transistor gate-source capacitance. 如申請專利範圍第13項所述之電晶體電路控制方法,更包括在介於電流取樣時序之間的一重置操作內,短路該第一電晶體閘-源電容。 The transistor circuit control method of claim 13, further comprising shorting the first transistor gate-source capacitor within a reset operation between current sampling timings. 如申請專利範圍第12項所述之電晶體電路控制方法,更包括一電壓放大方法,其中,該第一輸出電晶體為一第一放大器之一部分,該第二輸出電晶體為一第二放大器之一部分,且該第二放大器並聯於該第一放大器。 The transistor circuit control method of claim 12, further comprising a voltage amplification method, wherein the first output transistor is a part of a first amplifier, and the second output transistor is a second amplifier A portion of the second amplifier is coupled in parallel with the first amplifier.
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