Patent ID: 11764777

Abstract:
The present invention relates to a new type of current driving circuit, which has high linearity during low current driving, comprising: a voltage-current conversion unit for converting an input voltage into a current; a digital analog converter (DAC) connected to an output terminal of the voltage-current conversion unit and for generating and outputting a voltage corresponding to an applied digital code; a field effect transistor having a first electrode connected to a load and a second electrode connected to a node connected to a resistor, and for allowing a current to flow to the load in response to a voltage applied to a gate; an amplifier for receiving the voltage output from the digital analog converter and a voltage generated by the resistor, generating a voltage for controlling such that a current flows from the field effect transistor, and applying same to the gate; a current supply source for supplying to the first electrode a current required for operating the field effect transistor in a saturation region; and a control unit for controlling the field effect transistor to operate in the saturation region, by activating the current supply source, if the field effect transistor operates in a region lower than a threshold voltage.