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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 1988
Filed:
Jan. 22, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
Branislav Vajdic, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Stephen L Smith, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
323315 ; 323312 ;
Abstract
A current difference current source which provides a stable current as operating conditions change. Two MOS transistors operate as two current sources. A difference current is obtained by subtracting the two transistor currents. The two current sources are configured to vary similarly as conditions change, such that their difference remains constant. In the alternative the difference current is forced to decrease as current increases in the transistors, wherein a reverse compensated current is provided. The difference current is used to drive a current mirror which functions as a compensated current source.