Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Digital-to-analog converter having constant current cells producing even constant currents
- Patent Title (中): 具有恒定电流单元的数模转换器产生均匀的电流
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Application No.: US12352893Application Date: 2009-01-13
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Publication No.: US07791514B2Publication Date: 2010-09-07
- Inventor: Katsuyoshi Yagi
- Applicant: Katsuyoshi Yagi
- Applicant Address: JP
- Assignee: Oki Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Oki Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP
- Agency: Studebaker & Brackett PC
- Agent Donald R. Studebaker
- Priority: JP2008-006463 20080116
- Main IPC: H03M1/66
- IPC: H03M1/66 ; H01L23/48

Abstract:
A digital-to-analog converter includes MOS transistors formed in the identical configuration and arranged in a matrix array. Ones of the MOS transistors placed on the inner part of the array serve as constant current cells, while others placed around the inner MOS transistors function as dummy transistors and a MOS capacitance. Each dummy transistor has its gate, source and drain electrodes connected to a metal strip to which the gate electrode of each constant current cells is connected. Thus, the gate electrodes of the constant current cells are connected to a substrate or potential well via diodes consisting of the dummy transistors, thereby electric charges generated in metal strips due to plasma etching and like treatment being discharged through the diodes to the substrate or potential well. The digital-to-analog converter is thus able to produce even constant currents.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090179784A1 DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER HAVING CONSTANT CURRENT CELLS PRODUCING EVEN CONSTANT CURRENTS Public/Granted day:2009-07-16
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