Title :
Adaptive threshold voltage insensitive FET current source
Author :
Frounchi, J. ; Harrold, S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Electron., Univ. of Manchester Inst. of Sci. & Technol., UK
fDate :
10/23/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A new method for eliminating the sensitivity of the output current of a current source to the threshold voltage is introduced. The application of this technique is examined in a GaAs D-HEMT current source. This technique can be applied to any FET technology
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; constant current sources; gallium arsenide; high electron mobility transistors; D-HEMT source; GaAs; current source; output current; threshold voltage;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19971278