右圖為一電流轉換器電路,所有電晶體 β =100,假設二極體與電晶體飽和電流 IS 相同,VT = 25 mV、n = 1、VS = 1 V、R = 1 kΩ,IO 為何?

A1.1 mA
B1 mA
C0.99 mA
D0.98 mA正確答案
答案與詳解

正確。設流過R的電流IREF = VS/R = 1mA,兩顆NPN電晶體(驅動管+輸出管)各消耗基極電流IB ≈ IREF/(β+1),共損耗約2×IREF/(β+1) ≈ 2×1mA/101 ≈ 0.0198mA,IO = IREF × β²/((β+1)(β+2)) ≈ 0.98mA
