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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2005
Young Sir Chung, Chandler, AZ (US);
Robert W. Baird, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Mark A. Durlam, Chandler, AZ (US);
Young Sir Chung, Chandler, AZ (US);
Robert W. Baird, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Mark A. Durlam, Chandler, AZ (US);
EverSpin Technologies, Inc., Chandler, AZ (US);
Abstract
Techniques of sensing a temperature of a heat source disposed in a substrate of an integrated circuit are provided. According to one exemplary method, a Magnetic Tunnel Junction ('MTJ') temperature sensor is provided over the heat source. The MTJ temperature sensor comprises an MTJ core configured to output a current during operation thereof. The value of the current varies based on a resistance value of the particular MTJ core. The resistance value of the MTJ core varies as a function of the temperature of the heat source. A value of the current of the MTJ core can then be associated with a corresponding temperature of the heat source.