The present invention provides a semiconductor integrated circuit device
equipped with a negative feedback amplifier circuit or a step-down
circuit which realizes stabilization of an output voltage effectively in
response to a variation in power supply voltage. A constant current
source is used to cause a bias current for setting current consumption to
flow in a differential amplifying MOSFET. A capacitor is provided between
an external power supply voltage and a predetermined circuit node to
thereby detect a reduction in the external power supply voltage. An
operating current of the differential amplifying MOSFET is increased
through the use of a current flowing in the capacitor due to such an
external power variation, thereby executing the operation of stabilizing
an output voltage corresponding to the reduction in the external power
supply voltage.