To augment the temperature dependence of the voltage used to detect
temperature in a semiconductor integrated circuit device having a
temperature detection function, the operating power supply voltage of the
semiconductor integrated circuit device needed to be enhanced. It becomes
possible for such a semiconductor integrated circuit device to generate a
voltage of great temperature dependence, even under a low operating power
supply voltage, by including: a temperature-to-current converter which
outputs a first electric current proportional to temperature; a current
generator which outputs a second electric current having extremely small
temperature dependence; a current subtracter which outputs a third
electric current proportional to a differential current obtained by
subtracting the second electric current from the first electric current;
and a current-to-voltage converter which converts the third electric
current into a voltage.