A burst control pulse generating circuit which generates a pulse signal used to provide communication includes a timing generating circuit containing a ring oscillation circuit which oscillates a periodic signal based on a burst signal for controlling the ON and OFF condition of the communication to output a plurality of timing signals based on the periodic signal, and a pulse generating logic circuit which generates the pulse signal based on the plural timing signals. The burst control pulse generating circuit generates the pulse signal one or more times when the burst signal is in an ON condition, and stops generation of the pulse signal when the burst signal is in an OFF condition.