A digital-to-analog converter includes MOS transistors formed in the identical configuration and arranged in a matrix array. Ones of the MOS transistors placed on the inner part of the array serve as constant current cells, while others placed around the inner MOS transistors function as dummy transistors and a MOS capacitance. Each dummy transistor has its gate, source and drain electrodes connected to a metal strip to which the gate electrode of each constant current cells is connected. Thus, the gate electrodes of the constant current cells are connected to a substrate or potential well via diodes consisting of the dummy transistors, thereby electric charges generated in metal strips due to plasma etching and like treatment being discharged through the diodes to the substrate or potential well. The digital-to-analog converter is thus able to produce even constant currents.
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