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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2002
Renesas Technology Corp., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A semiconductor integrated circuit which is supplied with a first power supply voltage and a second power supply voltage from outside so as to operate incorporated circuits, and outputs data at an output terminal, includes an internal circuit that carries out a predetermined function for an input signal, an output circuit which includes a first circuit for converting the signal from the internal circuit into an output signal and a second circuit containing a final stage buffer circuit which outputs, depending on the signal from the first circuit, data to the output terminal; and a switching circuit that switches a power supply voltage supplied to the second circuit, to either the first power supply voltage or the second power supply voltage. A voltage obtained by decreasing the first power supply voltage is supplied to the internal circuit. The first power supply voltage is supplied to the first circuit.