Nec Electronics Corporation

Motoyasu Ichimura

Kouichi Nishimura

Atsushi Shimatani

A differential amplifier includes an input stage circuit including a first differential pair and a second differential pair which are complementary to each other; a first current mirror circuit connected with the first differential pair and configured to function as an active load; a second current mirror circuit connected with the second differential pair and configured to function as an active load; an output stage circuit having a pair of output transistors connected in series between a higher power supply and a lower power supply; an operation point setting circuit configured to set an operation point of the output transistors; and a floating constant current source connected between an input terminal of the first current mirror circuit and an input terminal of the second current mirror circuit, and configured to supply a constant current. The first current mirror circuit and the second current mirror circuit supply superimpose an output of the input stage circuit on a current corresponding to the constant current by the floating constant current source to supply to the operation point setting circuit.

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Kanagawa, Japan

Motoyasu Ichimura