Patent ID: 8179295
Filing Date: 2012-05-15
Classification: H03M

Abstract:
1. A self-calibrated current source, comprising at least: a reference current source transistor having a source coupled to a terminal of a first resistor, the source being a calibration reference; a first transistor having a source coupled to a terminal of a second resistor by way of a first switch; a second transistor having a source coupled to a terminal of a third resistor by way of a second switch; and a differential amplifier having an output terminal coupled to a gate of the second transistor by way of a third switch and having a negative input terminal coupled to a terminal of the third resistor and a positive input terminal coupled to the terminal of the first resistor; wherein a gate of the first transistor is coupled to a reference voltage, the first switch is controlled by a first clock, the second/third switch is controlled by a reverse clock of the first clock, and the first transistor and the second transistor have drains coupled to each other and sources coupled to each other.