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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 06, 1999
Garron K. Morris, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Debabrata Pal, Schaumburg, IL (US);
Martin R. Pais, North Barrington, IL (US);
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for monitoring and controlling temperatures at a semiconductor circuit (,) by an array (,) of thermoelectric cooler cells (,) which are disposed proximate the semiconductor circuit (,). At least one thermoelectric cooler (,) is located at the individual thermoelectric cooler cells (,) for removing and adding heat from cell areas associated with the thermoelectric coolers. A memory device (,) is associated with the cooler cells (,) and stores operational settings for the cooler cells. A controller (,) is coupled with the thermoelectric cooler cells (,) to individually control the operational settings for the cooler cells in the array (,).