Semiconductor device

1. A semiconductor device comprising:

a first power supply line in which power supply is not interrupted;

a second power supply line in which power supply is interrupted and resumed;

a first circuit to which power is supplied via the second power supply line and, when the power supply is interrupted, which stops operating; and

a voltage determining circuit,

wherein, when the power supply of the second power line is resumed, the voltage determining circuit determines voltage level of the second power supply line, and

wherein the first circuit in the operation stop state shifts to an operation state on the basis of a determination result of the voltage determining circuit.

2. A semiconductor device according to claim 1 , further comprising a power switch for connecting the first and second power supply lines.

3. A semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the voltage determining circuit is a comparator.

4. A semiconductor device according to claim 2 , wherein when power supply to the second power supply line is interrupted, the power switch is turned off, and

wherein, when power supply to the second power supply line is resumed, on the basis of a determination result of the voltage determining circuit, the power switch is turned on.

5. A semiconductor device comprising:

an external power supply line to which external power is supplied;

first and second power supply lines;

a first regulator circuit driven by the external power supply line and outputting internal power to the first power supply line;

a second regulator circuit driven by the external power supply line and outputting internal power to the second power supply line;

a unit for interrupting and resuming outputting of the internal power to the second power supply line;

a first circuit to which power is supplied via the second power supply line and, when outputting of the internal power to the second power supply line is interrupted, which enters an operation stop state; and

a voltage determining circuit for determining voltage level of the second power supply line,

wherein, when outputting of the internal power to the second power supply line is resumed, the first circuit in the operation stop state shifts to an operation state on the basis of a determination result of the voltage determining circuit.

6. A semiconductor device according to claim 5 , further comprising a power switch for connecting the first and second power supply lines.

7. A semiconductor device according to claim 5 , wherein the voltage determining circuit is a comparator driven by the external power supply line.

8. A semiconductor device according to claim 5 , wherein the voltage determining circuit includes a circuit driven by the external power supply line and shifting voltage level of the internal power to voltage level of the external power and makes voltage determination depending on whether the shifting circuit operates normally or not.

9. A semiconductor device according to claim 6 , wherein the unit for interrupting and resuming outputting of the internal power to the second power supply line is realized by:

a function of stopping operation of the second regulator circuit; and

a function of shorting an output of the second regulator circuit to a ground potential by a switch.

10. A semiconductor device according to claim 6 , wherein the first regulator circuit has current supplying capability lower than that in the second regulator circuit.

11. A semiconductor device according to claim 6 , wherein a power-on reset circuit for detecting voltage levels of the external power supply line and the first power supply line at turn-on of the external power supply, and generating a reset signal for various circuits, is connected to the external power supply line and the first power supply line.

12. A semiconductor device according to claim 9 ,

wherein, at the time of interrupting outputting of internal power to the second power supply line, first, the power switch is turned off and the first circuit is set to an operation stop state and, next, a process of stopping operation of the second regulator circuit and shorting an output to a reference power supply voltage is performed, and

wherein, at the time of resuming outputting of the internal power to the second power supply line, first, shorting of an output of the second regulator circuit is cancelled and operation is started and, next, a process of making the first circuit shift to an operation state by using a determination result of the voltage determining circuit as a trigger and turning on the power switch is performed.

13. A semiconductor device comprising:

an external power supply line to which external power is supplied;

a first power supply line in which power supply is not interrupted;

a plurality of second power supply lines to each of which power supply can be selectively interrupted or resumed;

a plurality of power switches for connecting the first power supply line and the plurality of second power supply lines to each other; and

a voltage determining circuit for determining voltage level of each of the plurality of second power supply lines,

wherein power is supplied to the first power supply line by a first regulator circuit driven by the external power supply line,

wherein power is supplied to each of the plurality of second power supply lines from second regulator circuits provided for the plurality of second power supply lines and driven by the external power supply line,

wherein a state of each output of the second regulator circuit is set and a desired power switch in the plurality of power switches is turned off, thereby selecting a power supply line in which power supply is interrupted from the plurality of second power supply lines, and

wherein, at the time of resuming the power line in which power supply is interrupted, the desired power switch is turned on by using a determination result of the voltage determining circuit as a trigger.

14. A semiconductor device according to claim 13 , wherein a nonvolatile memory is connected to one of the plurality of second power supply lines.

15. A semiconductor device comprising:

an external power supply line to which external power is supplied;

first and second regulator circuits connected to the external power supply line and capable of generating internal power;

a first internal power supply line to which an output of the first regulator circuit is connected;

a second internal power supply line to which an output of the second regulator circuit is connected; and

a power switch for connecting the first and second internal power supply lines,

wherein a voltage detection circuit is further provided, which can detect level of a voltage supplied to the second internal power supply line when the power switch is in an off state and the first and second internal power supply lines are controlled not to be connected.

16. A semiconductor device according to claim 15 ,

wherein the semiconductor device has a first operation mode and a second operation mode,

wherein, in the first operation mode, the power switch is turned on to connect the first and second internal power supply lines, and the first regulator circuit is made operative,

wherein, in the second operation mode, the second regulator circuit is made non-operating, and

wherein, at the time of shift from the second operation mode to the first operation mode, the second regulator circuit starts operating, and the voltage detection circuit detects the voltage level.