A tail current source is provided. The tail current source may be used in
amplifiers, in an error amplifier of an LDO, or the like, to achieve high
PSRR. The tail current source includes a first current mirror, a
capacitor, a resistive device, and a current mirror circuit. The current
mirror circuit is operable to provide the tail current from an input
current. The first current mirror is an n-type current mirror which
diverts a small fraction of the DC current from the current mirror
circuit. The capacitor and the resistive device are coupled in series
with each other, and are coupled between VDD and the common gate node of
the transistors in the n-type current mirror. Accordingly, the gates of
the transistors in the first current mirror follow AC variations in VDD.
This way, the effects of AC variations in VDD on the tail current are
approximately cancelled.