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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2005
Philippe Dupuy, Toulouse, FR;
Laurent Guillot, Seysses, FR;
Eric Moreau, Plaisance du Touch, FR;
Pierre Turpin, Toulouse, FR;
Philippe Dupuy, Toulouse, FR;
Laurent Guillot, Seysses, FR;
Eric Moreau, Plaisance du Touch, FR;
Pierre Turpin, Toulouse, FR;
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
An integrated circuit comprises a power device located on a die. The power device is operably coupled to a processing function, wherein the signal processing function is operably coupled to two or more temperature sensors. A first temperature sensor is operably coupled to the power device to measure a temperature of the power device and the second temperature sensor is located, such that it measures a substantially ambient temperature related to the die. The signal processing function determines the temperature gradient therebetween.