The present invention is intended to provide an A/D converter making it
possible to reduce the power consumption of an output interface. The A/D
converter includes an output current value designation register that
holds a value sent from an upper-level unit, and an output current value
designation circuit that controls a constant current source, which
supplies a constant current to a low-voltage differential signal output
circuit, according to the value held in the output current value
designation register so as to designate an output current value.