Occurrence of power supply noise arising in connection with a step-down
action at the time of turning on power supply is to be restrained. A
step-down unit is provided with a switched capacitor type step-down
circuit and a series regulator type step-down circuit, and stepped-down
voltage output terminals of the step-down circuits are connected in
common. The common connection of the stepped-down voltage output
terminals of both step-down circuits makes possible parallel driving of
both, selective driving of either or consecutive driving of the two. In
the consecutive driving, even if the switched capacitor type step-down
circuit is driven after driving the series regulator type step-down
circuit first to supply a stepped-down voltage to loads, the switched
capacitor type step-down circuit will need only to be compensated for a
discharge due to the loads, and a peak of a charge current for capacitors
can be kept low. When operation of the switched capacitor type step-down
circuit is started, no large rush current arises, and occurrence of noise
is restrained.