Patent ID: 7492210

Claim:
A voltage selection circuit comprising: first through fourth inverters; a first switch circuit including a first MOSFET of N type and a second MOSFET of N type, respective drains thereof being connected in common; and a second switch circuit including a third MOSFET of N type and a fourth MOSFET of N type, respective drains thereof being connected in common, a common drive voltage being input to the sources of P-type MOSFETS included respectively in the first through fourth inverters, a first input voltage being input to the sources of N-type MOSFETS included respectively in the third inverter and the fourth inverter, a second input voltage being input to the sources of N-type MOSFETS included respectively in the first inverter and the second inverter, a control signal being input to the first inverter and the third inverter, the output of the first inverter being input to the second inverter and the gate of the fourth MOSFET, the output of the second inverter being input to the gate of the first MOSFET, the output of the third inverter being input to the fourth inverter and the gate of the third MOSFET, the output of the fourth inverter being input to the gate of the second MOSFET, the first input voltage being input to the source of the second MOSFET, the second input voltage being input to the source of the fourth MOSFET, the sources of the first MOSFET and the third MOSFET being connected in common to provide an output from the voltage selection circuit, and the values of the drive voltage, the first input voltage, and the second input voltage being set for the first MOSFET or the third MOSFET such that each gate-source voltage thereof becomes higher than a gate-source threshold voltage at the time of turning on.