Patent ID: 8687384

Claim:
A switching power supply device comprising: a feedback terminal to which a feedback signal based on a load state is input; a comparator that compares a terminal voltage of the feedback terminal with a reference voltage and determines whether the load state is a normal load state or a light load state, the switching power supply device causing one or more switching elements to continuously execute a switching during the normal load state and causing the one or more switching elements to stop the switching operation during the light load state; an input voltage detecting circuit that detects whether an input voltage is high or low; and one or more pull-up resistors that are connected to the feedback terminal; the one or more switching elements including a first switch element that switches a resistance value of the one or more pull-up resistors based on the change of the load state; and the one or more switching elements including a second switch element that switches the resistance value of the one or more pull-up resistors based on whether the input voltage is high or low.