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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2024
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Jui-Cheng Huang, Hsinchu, TW;
Yi-Hsing Hsiao, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Yu-Jie Huang, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Tung-Tsun Chen, Hsinchu, TW;
Allen Timothy Chang, Hsinchu, TW;
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
In an embodiment, a circuit includes: an error amplifier; a temperature sensor, wherein the temperature sensor is coupled to the error amplifier; a discrete time controller coupled to the error amplifier, wherein the discrete time controller comprises digital circuitry; a multiple bits quantizer coupled to the discrete time controller, wherein the multiple bits quantizer produces a digital code output; and a heating array coupled to the multiple bits quantizer, wherein the heating array is configured to generate heat based on the digital code output.