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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2023
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Mirise Technologies Corporation, Nisshin, JP;
Kofi Afolabi Anthony Makinwa, Delft, NL;
Zhong Tang, Delft, NL;
DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya, JP;
MIRISE Technologies Corporation, Nisshin, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A reference current source includes first and second semiconductor elements, a conversion resistor, an amplifier, and a current mirror circuit. The first semiconductor element includes a single diode or a single transistor, and the second semiconductor element includes diodes or transistors connected in parallel. The conversion resistor converts forward voltages of the first and second semiconductor elements or a differential voltage between the first and second semiconductor elements into a converted current. The amplifier has first and second input terminals. The first semiconductor element is connected between the first input terminal and a ground, and the second semiconductor element and the conversion resistor is connected between the second input terminal and the ground. The current mirror circuit outputs a reference current corresponding to the converted current. The conversion resistor has a temperature coefficient being on a level with a temperature coefficient of the differential voltage.