Patent ID: 7750727

Claim:
A voltage generating circuit for outputting a voltage from an output terminal, comprising: a first voltage dividing circuit which is connected between the output terminal and ground, and outputs a first monitor voltage obtained by resistively dividing the voltage outputted from the output terminal; a switch circuit connected between the output terminal and the first voltage dividing circuit; a first voltage detecting circuit which compares the first monitor voltage and a reference voltage and outputs a first pumping signal corresponding to a comparison result; a second voltage dividing circuit which is connected between the output terminal and the ground, outputs a second monitor voltage obtained by resistively dividing the voltage outputted from the output terminal, and has a larger resistance than a resistance of the first voltage dividing circuit; a second voltage detecting circuit which compares the second monitor voltage and the reference voltage and outputs a second pumping signal corresponding to a comparison result; a pump circuit which outputs a voltage boosted from a power supply voltage, to the output terminal in response to the first pumping signal or the second pumping signal; and a reset circuit which is connected to an other end of the first voltage dividing circuit, applies one of a first voltage higher than the reference voltage and a second voltage lower than the reference voltage to the other end of the first voltage dividing circuit while the switch circuit is turned off, and applies the second voltage to the other end of the first voltage dividing circuit while the switch circuit is turned on, wherein the voltage applied to the other end of the first voltage dividing circuit while the switch circuit is turned off is switched to one of the first voltage and the second voltage at a time when the switch circuit is switched from the on state to the off state.