Use of an on-die temperature sensing scheme for thermal protection of DRAMS
US6873509B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 13, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 29, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 23, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C11/4078
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of protecting an integrated circuit that includes sensing a temperature of an integrated circuit, comparing the sensed temperature with a threshold temperature and controlling operation of the integrated circuit based on the comparing.
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