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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 17, 1998
Richard J. Evans, Underhill, VT (US);
Scott W. Gould, South Burlington, VT (US);
Anthony M. Palagonia, Underhill, VT (US);
Sebastian T. Ventrone, South Burlington, VT (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Redundant chip sections held in standby are substituted for chip sections that are at risk of over heating based on certain sensor signals. When these signals are received operations of the chip section at risk IS transferred to a redundant chip section and the chip section at risk is shut down. After the original chip section has cooled, it becomes available as a replacement chip section itself. The sensor signals may be based on temperature values, elapsed operation time, and number or rate of operations within a chip section.