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Abstract

A constant voltage generating circuit comprises a charge pump circuit for generating a high voltage on a high voltage output terminal, a clamp circuit having a P-channel MOSFET having a drain and a gate interconnected to each other and a source connected to the high voltage output terminal and an anode-grounded zener diode having a cathode connected to the drain of the P-channel MOSFET. A charge detecting circuit generates a charge detection signal when the amount of electric charge having flowed through the clamp circuit reaches a predetermined value. A clock control circuit includes a RS flipflop reset by a reset signal and set by the charge detection signal, and operates to stop application of a clock signal to the charge pump circuit on the basis of an output of the RS flipflop.

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