Reference current circuit for adjusting its output current at a low power-supply voltage

摘要

A reference current circuit includes a differential amplifier amplifying a difference in potential between a reference voltage and a first node and outputting the amplified potential difference to a second node, and adjusting transistors connected between a supply voltage and the first node. The reference current circuit further includes switches provided correspondingly to the adjusting transistors to apply a voltage of the second node to control electrodes of the adjusting transistors in response to control signals that are respectively input to the switches. The reference current circuit further includes a resistance connected between the first node and a common potential, and an output transistor having its conduction state responsive to the voltage of the second node for controlling a current supplied from the supply voltage to a load.