摘要 |
A reference current source circuit outputs a constant reference current even if surrounding environments such as temperature and power source voltage change in a power source circuit that operates in a minute current region in an order of nanoamperes. The reference current source circuit includes an nMOS-configured power source circuit, a pMOS-configured power source circuit, and a current subtracter circuit. The nMOS-configured power source circuit includes a current generating nMOSFET, and generates a first current having temperature characteristics of an output current dependent on an electron mobility. The pMOS-configured power source circuit includes a current generating pMOSFET, and generates a second current having temperature characteristics of an output current dependent on a hole mobility. The current subtracter circuit generates a constant reference current by subtracting the second current from the first current. |