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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2006
Applicant:
Gregory J. Smith, Tucson, AZ (US);
Inventor:
Gregory J. Smith, Tucson, AZ (US);
Assignee:
National Semiconductor Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for providing thermostatic temperature control in an integrated circuit is provided that includes internally heating the integrated circuit until the integrated circuit reaches an elevated temperature and holding the integrated circuit at the elevated temperature. For a particular embodiment, a temperature-dependent parameter of a temperature-sensitive block is tested while the integrated circuit is held at the elevated temperature.