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A nonvolatile memory device includes: a first reference cell; a second reference cell; a circuit that generates a first mirror current proportional to a current flowing through the first reference cell; a circuit that generates a second mirror current proportional to a current flowing through the second reference cell; a sense amplifier that reads out data by comparing a current flowing through a memory cell with a reference current; and a selection circuit that sets a selection state of the first reference cell and the second reference cell such that, in a readout mode, the reference current is generated based on at least the first mirror current, and in a verify mode, the reference current is generated based on the second mirror current.

A bootstrap circuit includes an output transistor, a bootstrap capacitor provided between the gate and source of the output transistor, a power source, and a circuit that performs ON / OFF control of a supply from the power source to the gate electrode of the transistor. An initial voltage before a bootstrap effect can be set to the potential of the power source, which is independent of the threshold voltage of the transistor. Therefore, the source output of the transistor rising or dropping due to the bootstrap effect is not affected by variations that depend on the threshold voltage of the transistor.

The present invention discloses a stay device for a vehicle comprising a mount having a ball formed protrudely on a front surface thereof and a wire passage formed therein and extended into the ball; a body coupled to the mount through the ball of the mount, the body having a wire passage formed therein; a plate spring provided for pressurizing the body; a body cover for wrapping the body and the plate spring; and a pivot ball assembly having a ball protrudely formed on a rear surface thereof, the pivot ball assembly being coupled to the body.

Provided is a capacitance detection apparatus capable of effectively discriminating between an external factor due to e.g. water drops and a human-induced operation and allowing detection of occurrence of the human-induced operation with a simple arrangement. The apparatus alternately executes a first switching control process and a second switching control process, the first and second switching control processes executing a second switch operation with different charging periods from each other. In each of the first and second switching control processes, the number of repetition times of the second switch operation is counted until the potential of a terminal of a reference capacitance changes to a set potential. Based on the number of repetition times in at least one of the two switching control processes, presence / absence of change in determined capacitance (i.e. capacitance to be determined) is determined and based on the numbers of repetition times in the two control processes, it is determined whether the change in the determined capacitance is due to an event of detection interest or not.