A communication device which transmits/receives data to/from a host device
connected thereto via a bus having a signal line and a power line. A
communication controller which is always supplied with power as long as a
bus is connected thereto and a MCU are so arranged as to use different
power, and only supply of power to the MCU is interrupted when a
connected host device comes into stand-by state. In case the connected
host device resumes from the stand-by state, the communication controller
responds to communication from the host device until the MCU resumes
control of data transmission/reception with the host device.