This circuit is from a 1976 Motorola CMOS manual. It can be implemented with modern Darlingtons like those in the Texas TIP series. The load current depends only on the Darlington transistor.
This series LED circuit was found in the February 1992 issue of Radio Electronics magazine. The...
We found this circuit in the Linear Applications Handbook by National Semiconductor. The circuit uses...
The noise comes from the PN junction of a common silicon diode. Since no gain is given by the...