• DocumentCode
    3533663
  • Title

    A high compliance CMOS current source for low voltage applications

  • Author

    Quarantelli, Michele ; Poles, Marco ; Pasotti, Marco ; Rolandi, Pierluigi

  • Author_Institution
    Brescia Univ., Italy
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    25-28 May 2003
  • Abstract
    This paper presents a novel CMOS current source suitable for low voltage applications. The new design shows better compliance voltage than the simple two transistor current mirror while offering improved accuracy and output impedance, featuring 140 KΩ output resistance at an output voltage of 30 mV and output current of 30 μA. The circuit has been manufactured in a 0.25 μm, 2.5 V power supply digital CMOS process from STMicroelectronics.
  • Keywords
    CMOS analogue integrated circuits; constant current sources; current mirrors; low-power electronics; 0.25 micron; 140 kohm; 2.5 V; 30 mV; 30 muA; CMOS current source; compliance voltage; current mirror; low-voltage design; output impedance; CMOS process; Circuits; Impedance; Low voltage; Manufacturing processes; Mirrors; Modems; Power supplies; Threshold voltage; Voltage control;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Circuits and Systems, 2003. ISCAS '03. Proceedings of the 2003 International Symposium on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7761-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ISCAS.2003.1205591
  • Filename
    1205591