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Why does a Wilson mirror copy a current more accurately than a simple one?

  • A.It needs less voltage headroom to work
  • B.Feedback cancels most of the base current error
  • C.It uses matched resistors rather than devices
  • D.It operates at a much higher current

Answer: B

The third device senses the output current and adjusts the drive, so the base currents that a simple two-device mirror loses are largely compensated. Matching is still between devices, the current is a design choice, and it needs more headroom rather than less. Adding feedback around a copying arrangement to cancel its principal error is the same idea that makes an operational amplifier accurate, applied here to a current rather than a voltage.

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