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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2004
Applicants:
Sandeep K. Jain, Milpitas, CA (US);
Animesh Mishra, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Inventors:
Sandeep K. Jain, Milpitas, CA (US);
Animesh Mishra, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method includes periodically charging a capacitor mounted on an electronic component; initializing a timer to count down from a counter value, once the capacitor is charged; determining if the capacitor has discharged before the timer has counted down to zero; and if the capacitor has discharged before the timer has counted down to zero then generating an interrupt.