In a flash A/D converter including a plurality of differential amplifier
circuits and a plurality of voltage comparator circuits, a regulator
circuit is provided. The regulator circuit automatically regulates a bias
voltage of each of the plurality of differential amplifier circuits in a
differential amplifier circuit array to make an output dynamic range for
the differential amplifier circuits match an input dynamic range for the
plurality of voltage comparator circuits. Therefore, even if the input
dynamic range for the voltage comparator circuits is narrowed with
reduction in a power supply voltage, the output dynamic range for the
differential amplifier circuits and the input dynamic range for the
voltage comparator circuits match, thus resulting in a high A/D
conversion accuracy.