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Implementation of a temperature sensor to control internal chip voltages

US6809978B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 13, 2002
Grant dateOct 26, 2004
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Expiry dateNov 27, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L2924/0002
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of regulating a voltage of an internal voltage generator of an integrated circuit that includes sensing a temperature of an integrated circuit, comparing the sensed temperature with a voltage of a network of the integrated circuit and regulating a voltage of an internal voltage generator of the integrated circuit based on the comparing.

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