Method and apparatus for temperature throttling the access frequency of an integrated circuit
US6847911B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 2, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jan 25, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 1, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/24205
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of throttling the frequency with which an integrated circuit is accessed includes sensing the temperature of the integrated circuit die and converting the sensed temperature to a digital signal. The digital signal is stored in a register of the integrated circuit. The digital signal is read, and the frequency with which the integrated circuit is accessed is adjusted dependent at least in part upon the temperature of the die as indicated by the digital signal.
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