A constant-current circuit and a system power source using this
constant-current circuit are disclosed, which can generate plural highly
accurate constant currents and supply them as bias currents by reducing
variations caused by a change of a manufacturing process and a change of
temperature. An operational amplification circuit AMP controls the
operation of PMOS transistors M1 and M2 so that negative feedback is
applied to a variation of one of currents i1 and i2 flowing from the PMOS
transistors M1 and M2 and the variation is canceled. By making a constant
current, which flows in a resistor R1 connected to a potential difference
generated by a difference of current densities flowing in two pnp
transistors Q1 and Q2 to which currents are correspondingly supplied from
the PMOS transistors M1 and M2, to be a reference current; each of PMOS
transistors MA1 through MAn whose operation is controlled by the
operational amplification circuit AMP generates a current proportional to
the reference current and outputs the generated current.