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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 1991
Filed:
Mar. 21, 1990
Masaru Koyanagi, Tokyo, JP;
Minoru Yamada, Kawasaki, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
A semiconductor integrated circuit for controlling the substrate potential is disclosed, in which a substrate potential generating circuit is connected to a substrate and can be operated on at least a certain operation voltage level to generate the substrate potential. A detection circuit outputs a first detection signal upon detecting that the substrate potential has become lower than the operation voltage level by more than a preset amount, and outputs a second signal upon detecting that the substrate potential has reached a preset level which is slightly lower than the operation voltage level. A charging circuit charges the substrate upon receiving the first detection signal and interrupts the operation of charging the substrate upon receiving the second detection signal.