# US 9,882,533 B2 · Current output circuit

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- Number: US 9,882,533 B2
- Document ID: US9882533B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/274,539
- Filed: 2016-09-23
- Published: 2017-04-06
- Granted: 2018-01-30
- Earliest claimed: 2015-10-05
- Assignees: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Yusuke Shimamune; Satoshi Tanaka; Takayuki Tsutsui; Hayato Nakamura; Kazuhito Nakai; Fuminori Morisawa
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9882533B2

## CPC

- H03F 1/0222: {by using a signal derived from the input signal}
- H03F 1/302: {in bipolar transistor amplifiers (H03F1/303, H03F1/305, H03F1/307 take precedence)}
- H03F 3/191: Tuned amplifiers (H03F3/193, H03F3/195 take precedence)
- H03F 3/193: with field-effect devices (H03F3/195 takes precedence)
- H03F 3/21: with semiconductor devices only {(H03F3/245 takes precedence)}
- G05F 3/262: {using field-effect transistors only}
- H03F 1/301: {in MOSFET amplifiers (H03F1/303, H03F1/305, H03F1/308 take precedence)}
- H03F 3/04: with semiconductor devices only
- H03F 2200/18: the bias of the gate of a FET being controlled by a control signal
- H03F 2200/451: the amplifier being a radio frequency amplifier
- H03F: AMPLIFIERS
- G05F: SYSTEMS FOR REGULATING ELECTRIC OR MAGNETIC VARIABLES

## Abstract

Provided is a current output circuit that includes: a first FET that has a power supply voltage supplied to a source thereof, that has a first voltage supplied to a gate thereof and that outputs a first current from a drain thereof; a second FET that has the power supply voltage supplied to a source thereof, that has the first voltage supplied to a gate thereof and that outputs an output current from a drain thereof; a first control circuit that controls the first voltage such that the first current comes to be at a target level; and a second control circuit that performs control such that a drain voltage of the first FET and a drain voltage of the second FET are made equal to each other.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A current output circuit comprising:
a first field-effect transistor (FET), wherein a power supply voltage is supplied to a source of the first FET, a first voltage is supplied to a gate of the first FET, and a first current is output from a drain of the first FET;
a second FET, wherein the power supply voltage is supplied to a source of the second FET, the first voltage is supplied to a gate of the second FET, and an output current is output from a drain of the second FET;
a first control circuit that controls the first voltage such that the first current is at a target level; and
a second control circuit that makes a drain voltage of the first FET equal to a drain voltage of the second FET,
wherein the first control circuit includes:
a third FET, wherein a third voltage is supplied to a gate of the third FET and a second current is output from a source of the third FET, and
a fourth FET, wherein a gate of the fourth FET is connected to the gate of the third FET, and
wherein the first voltage is equal to a drain voltage of the fourth FET.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The current output circuit according to claim 1,
wherein the second control circuit includes:
a sixth FET, wherein a drain of the sixth FET and a gate of the sixth FET are connected to each other and a third current is output from the drain of the sixth FET, and
a seventh FET, wherein a gate of the seventh FET is connected to the gate of the sixth FET and the seventh FET has the same current density as the sixth FET,
wherein a source of the sixth FET is connected to the drain of the second FET, and
a source of the seventh FET is connected to the drain of the first FET.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The current output circuit according to claim 2,
wherein the second control circuit includes an eighth FET, wherein a gate of the eighth FET is connected to the gate of the third FET and a drain of the eighth FET is connected to the drain of the sixth FET.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The current output circuit according to claim 2,
wherein the first control circuit includes:
a ninth FET, wherein a drain and a gate of the ninth FET are connected to each other, and
a tenth FET, wherein a gate of the tenth FET is connected to a gate of the ninth FET and the tenth FET has the same current density as the ninth FET,
wherein a source of the ninth FET is connected to a drain of the third FET,
wherein a source of the tenth FET is connected to a drain of the fourth FET, and
wherein the first voltage is a drain voltage of the tenth FET.

### Claim 5 (depends on 3)

The current output circuit according to claim 3,
wherein the first control circuit includes:
a ninth FET, wherein a drain and a gate of the ninth FET are connected to each other, and
a tenth FET, wherein a gate of the tenth FET is connected to a gate of the ninth FET and the tenth FET has the same current density as the ninth FET,
wherein a source of the ninth FET is connected to a drain of the third FET,
wherein a source of the tenth FET is connected to a drain of the fourth FET, and
wherein the first voltage is a drain voltage of the tenth FET.

### Claim 6 (depends on 4)

The current output circuit according to claim 4,
wherein the first control circuit includes an eleventh FET, wherein a drain and a gate of the eleventh FET are connected to each other,
wherein the gate of the ninth FET is connected to the drain of the eleventh FET, and
wherein the gate of the third FET is connected to the drain of the ninth FET.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

A power amplification module comprising:
the current output circuit according to claim 1;
a first bipolar transistor that amplifies an input signal and outputs an amplified signal; and
a bias circuit that supplies a bias current to a base of the first bipolar transistor based on the output current output from the current output circuit.

### Claim 8 (depends on 2)

A power amplification module comprising:
the current output circuit according to claim 2;
a first bipolar transistor that amplifies an input signal and outputs an amplified signal; and
a bias circuit that supplies a bias current to a base of the first bipolar transistor based on the output current output from the current output circuit.

### Claim 9 (depends on 3)

A power amplification module comprising:
the current output circuit according to claim 3;
a first bipolar transistor that amplifies an input signal and outputs an amplified signal; and
a bias circuit that supplies a bias current to a base of the first bipolar transistor based on the output current output from the current output circuit.

### Claim 10 (depends on 4)

A power amplification module comprising:
the current output circuit according to claim 4;
a first bipolar transistor that amplifies an input signal and outputs an amplified signal; and
a bias circuit that supplies a bias current to a base of the first bipolar transistor based on the output current output from the current output circuit.

### Claim 11 (depends on 7)

The power amplification module according to claim 7,
wherein the bias circuit includes:
a voltage output circuit that is supplied with the output current and outputs a fourth voltage of a prescribed level, and
a second bipolar transistor, wherein the fourth voltage and the output current are supplied to a base of the second bipolar transistor, and the bias current is output from an emitter of the second bipolar transistor.

### Claim 12

A current output circuit comprising:
a first field-effect transistor (FET), wherein a power supply voltage is supplied to a source of the first FET, a first voltage is supplied to a gate of the first FET, and a first current is output from a drain of the first FET;
a second FET, wherein the power supply voltage is supplied to a source of the second FET, the first voltage is supplied to a gate of the second FET, and an output current is output from a drain of the second FET;
a first control circuit that controls the first voltage such that the first current is at a target level; and
a second control circuit that makes a drain voltage of the first FET equal to a drain voltage of the second FET,
wherein the first control circuit includes a first operational amplifier that controls the first voltage such that the first current is at the target level based on a reference voltage corresponding to the target level and a second voltage corresponding to the first current,
wherein the second control circuit includes:
a sixth FET, wherein a drain of the sixth FET and a gate of the sixth FET are connected to each other and a third current is output from the drain of the sixth FET, and
a seventh FET, wherein a gate of the seventh FET is connected to the gate of the sixth FET and the seventh FET has the same current density as the sixth FET,
wherein a source of the sixth FET is connected to the drain of the second FET, and
wherein a source of the seventh FET is connected to the drain of the first FET.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The current output circuit according to claim 12,
wherein an output of the first operational amplifier is supplied to the gate of the first FET.

### Claim 14 (depends on 12)

A power amplification module comprising:
the current output circuit according to claim 12;
a first bipolar transistor that amplifies an input signal and outputs an amplified signal; and
a bias circuit that supplies a bias current to a base of the first bipolar transistor based on the output current output from the current output circuit.