Patent ID: 7944718

Claim:
A circuit device, comprising: a first booster circuit, started by a predetermined input voltage, which converts the input voltage into a first boosted voltage higher than the input voltage; a capacitor, connected to an output terminal of said booster circuit, which charges the first boosted voltage; a second booster circuit, connected to said capacitor via a first switch element and started by a storage voltage in said capacitor, which converts the input voltage into a second boosted voltage higher than the first boosted voltage; and a second switch element which connects an output terminal of said second booster circuit with said capacitor, wherein the first switch element turns on to start said second booster circuit so as to supply the storage voltage of said capacitor to said second booster circuit; and after said second booster circuit has been started, the first switch element turns off to stop supplying the storage voltage, and wherein after said second booster circuit has been started, said second switch element turns on to supply the second boosted voltage to said capacitor.