Data output circuit, intermediate potential setting circuit, and semiconductor integrated circuit

An intermediate potential setting circuit includes two MOS transistors having different conductivity types and connected in series between reference power supplies, first and second gate control units, respectively connected to gates of the transistors, for separately ON/OFF-controlling the transistors, a load capacitor connected between the connection node of the transistors and one of the reference power supplies, a control unit, connected between the connection node and the first and second gate control units, for feeding back a potential of the connection node to the first and second gate control units to selectively perform control to turn on the transistors, an external control unit for externally supplying a control signal to the first and second gate control units, and an output terminal, connected to the connection node, for extracting an intermediate potential output as a potential of the load capacitor.