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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2008
Filed:
May. 05, 2005
Kenneth George Maclean, Dallas, TX (US);
David John Baldwin, Allen, TX (US);
David Alexander Grant, Dallas, TX (US);
Kenneth George MacLean, Dallas, TX (US);
David John Baldwin, Allen, TX (US);
David Alexander Grant, Dallas, TX (US);
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed to enable determining thermal protection characteristics of an integrated circuit. In one embodiment, an integrated circuit includes a proportional to absolute temperature (PTAT) generator that provides a PTAT signal that varies as a function of temperature. Thermal protection control system provides an output signal indicative of a thermal protection condition based at least in part on the PTAT signal. A monitoring system that provides a path to enable selective measuring of at least one signal associated with operation of the thermal protection control system.