The semiconductor device of the present invention has a circuit block in which m (m is an integer of not smaller than two) sets of first through m-th transistor columns where two or more transistors are connected in series, one terminal of the first through m-th transistor columns is connected to a first output node, and the other terminal of the first through m-th transistor columns is connected to a second output node. A control signal for substantially simultaneously turning on and off all the transistors of the first through m-th transistor columns is inputted to the control input terminals of the transistors of the first through m-th transistor columns.