摘要 |
A liquid discharge head includes a signal processing circuit which operates with a first voltage, and generates a discharge control signal, a liquid driving circuit including an electrothermal transducer, a driving element which drives the electrothermal transducer, and a control circuit which receives the discharge control signal and outputs, to the driving element, a driving signal having a second voltage higher than the first voltage, and a monitoring circuit which monitors the first voltage and outputs a stop signal upon a drop of the first voltage. The control circuit stops driving the electrothermal transducer by the driving element in accordance with the stop signal. The monitoring circuit includes a transistor including a drain connected to power supply voltage node through a step-down circuit, a source connected to ground side, and a gate receiving the first voltage. |