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Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2022

Filed:

Nov. 02, 2020
Applicant:

Innogrit Technologies Co., Ltd., Shanghai, CN;

Inventors:

Gang Zhao, Chandler, AZ (US);

Lin Chen, Cupertino, CA (US);

Zining Wu, Los Altos, CA (US);

Wei Jiang, Fremont, CA (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/34 (2006.01); G06F 1/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/345 (2013.01); G06F 1/206 (2013.01); H01L 23/34 (2013.01);
Abstract

Apparatus and methods are provided for managing operations of a semiconductor chip. In an exemplary embodiment, there is provided a semiconductor chip that may comprise a temperature sensor, a thermal heater, a processor and thermal control logic. The thermal control logic may be configured to: determine that a first temperature read-out from the temperature sensor reaches a first temperature threshold value, turn on the thermal heater, determine that a second temperature read-out from the temperature sensor reaches a second temperature threshold value that is lower than the first temperature threshold value, suspend functions of the processor, determine that a third temperature read-out from the temperature sensor reaches the first temperature threshold value, resume the functions of the processor, determine that a fourth temperature read-out from the temperature sensor reaches a third temperature threshold value that is higher than the first temperature threshold value and turn off the thermal heater.


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