CHARGE/DISCHARGE CONTROL CIRCUIT AND BATTERY DEVICE PROVIDED WITH SAME

Provided is a charge/discharge control circuit controllable by a control signal from a controller that is external. The charge/discharge control circuit includes a control circuit configured to, in response to a power-down control signal for transitioning to a power-down state being input from the controller, latch the power-down control signal and block a discharge path from a secondary cell (SC) to the controller.