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Use of DQ pins on a ram memory chip for a temperature sensing protocol

US6809914B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 13, 2002
Grant dateOct 26, 2004
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Expiry dateSep 7, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C7/04
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of protecting an integrated circuit that includes sensing a temperature of an integrated circuit that has a data pin, generating a temperature data signal based on the sensing, implementing a temperature sensing protocol and supplying the temperature data signal to the data pin based on the temperature sensing protocol.

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