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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2016
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Shigenori Isozaki, Tatsuno, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
A D/A conversion circuit includes a plurality of resistors that are connected to each other in series, and a plurality of MOS transistors that are connected to terminals of the plurality of resistors, respectively. The plurality of resistors and the plurality of MOS transistors are formed on a semiconductor substrate. Each of the plurality of resistors is constituted by a resistive element and a plurality of contacts provided in the resistive element. The plurality of MOS transistors are disposed so that a plurality of virtual straight lines that pass through each of the plurality of contacts and are perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the resistive element pass between gate electrodes of two adjacent MOS transistors, when seen in a plan view of the semiconductor substrate.