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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2002
Douglas A. Sprock, San Jose, CA (US);
Robert A. Carney, Belmont, CA (US);
David K. Thiesen, Bakersfield, CA (US);
Douglas A. Sprock, San Jose, CA (US);
Robert A. Carney, Belmont, CA (US);
David K. Thiesen, Bakersfield, CA (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus including a reference resistor for use with ratiometric temperature sensing of a device to be sensed. The resistive element has a resistance dependant upon a temperature of the device to be sensed and is electrically coupled to a reference resistor. The reference resistor is maintained at a substantially constant temperature by a temperature controller. A sensor circuit is electrically coupled to the resistive element and the reference resistor to sense their electrical parameters when a current passes through them.