Method and device for driving the frequency of a clock signal of an integrated circuit
US8294508B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 7, 2011 |
| Grant date | Oct 23, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 13, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01L2924/0002
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electronic device may include a controlled generator configured to generate an adjustable frequency clock signal at at least one part of an integrated circuit coupled to the output of the controller generator and including at least one transistor having a gate of less than forty-five nanometers in length. The electronic device may include determination circuitry configured to determine the temperature of the at least one part of the integrated circuit, and drive circuitry coupled to the determination circuitry and configured to control the generator to increase the frequency of the clock signal when the temperature increases.
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