Patent · US Expired

Use of an on-die temperature sensing scheme for thermal protection of DRAMS

US6873509B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 13, 2002
Grant dateMar 29, 2005
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Expiry dateMar 23, 2023

Classification

  • 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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