There is provided an internal voltage generating circuit that reliably
supplies a constant internal voltage to the interior of a semiconductor
device without regard to an external voltage, where the internal voltage
generating circuit compares a first reference voltage with a first
internal voltage fed back to generate the first internal voltage
following the first reference voltage, receives the first internal
voltage to generate a second reference voltage which is more insensitive
to fluctuation of the external voltage than the first reference voltage,
and compares the second reference voltage with a second internal voltage
fed back to generate the second internal voltage which follows the second
reference voltage and has a variation gradient smaller than that of the
first internal voltage when the external voltage is changed, thereby
supplying the second internal voltage to a circuit requiring stabilized
internal voltage, which is obtained to increase stability and durability
of the operation of the semiconductor device.