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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2002
Applicants:
Jennifer Faye Huckaby, Raleigh, NC (US);
Torsten Partsch, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Johnathan Edmonds, Cary, NC (US);
Inventors:
Jennifer Faye Huckaby, Raleigh, NC (US);
Torsten Partsch, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Johnathan Edmonds, Cary, NC (US);
Assignee:
Infineon Technologies AG, Munich, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01K 100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of throttling the frequency with which an integrated circuit is accessed includes sensing the temperature of the integrated circuit die and converting the sensed temperature to a digital signal. The digital signal is stored in a register of the integrated circuit. The digital signal is read, and the frequency with which the integrated circuit is accessed is adjusted dependent at least in part upon the temperature of the die as indicated by the digital signal.