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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2003
Applicants:
Davide Tesi, Ferney-Voltaire, FR;
Ugo Zampieri, Saint Genis Poully, FR;
Inventors:
Davide Tesi, Ferney-Voltaire, FR;
Ugo Zampieri, Saint Genis Poully, FR;
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics S.A., Montrouge, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01K 15/00 (2006.01); G01K 7/01 (2006.01); G01K 7/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A digital integrated circuit temperature sensor including an analog-to-digital converter providing a binary word representative of a temperature internal to the integrated circuit, and a circuit for providing an analog voltage representative of the circuit temperature and for generating a reference voltage for the analog-to-digital converter. The present invention especially applies to the testing of integrated circuits and to the control of their frequency and/or of their operating temperature according to their internal temperature.