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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 1996
Filed:
May. 12, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
James R Neal, Cameron Park, CA (US);
Peter F Brown, Orangevale, CA (US);
Louis W Agatstein, El Dorado Hills, CA (US);
Michael Gutman, Zichron-Ya'acov, IL;
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
257712 ; 257706 ; 257713 ; 395550 ; 395750 ; 361 98 ; 361103 ; 361106 ; 364557 ;
Abstract
A circuit and method for reducing an internal clocking frequency of the semiconductor device upon receiving a first signal indicating that a fan element disposed on the semiconductor device is operating at an unacceptable performance level and/or a second signal indicating that the semiconductor device is operating at a temperature greater than a prescribed boundary temperature.