A current detection circuit of the present invention has a switching
device 1; an auxiliary switching device 2; an offset voltage source
comprising an offset resistor device 7 and a current source circuit 8; a
compensation circuit, comprising a differential amplifier 4 and a
compensation transistor 5, for adjusting the output current of the
auxiliary switching device 2 so that the potential obtained by
subtracting the voltage drop across the offset resistor device 7 from the
output potential of the switching device 1 is equal to the output
potential of the auxiliary switching device 2, being configured that the
detection level of the current flowing in the switching device 1 is
shifted by an offset amount.