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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 26, 1999
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An internal power supply circuit produces an internal power supply voltage from an external power supply voltage. A voltage level control circuit controls a voltage level and a temperature characteristic of the internal power supply voltage generated by the internal power supply circuit. The internal power supply circuit produces the internal power supply voltage having a negative or zero temperature characteristic in a low temperature region and a positive temperature characteristic in a high temperature region. The voltage level control circuit includes a structure optimizing a capacitance value of a sense power supply line stabilizing capacitance for driving a sense amplifier circuit, a level converting circuit determining the lowest operable region of the external power supply voltage of the internal power supply circuit, or a structure forcedly operating the internal voltage down converter upon power-on. The internal power supply voltage at a desired level is stably produced with a small occupied area and a low current consumption.