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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2007
Igor Arsovski, Williston, VT (US);
Anthony R. Bonaccio, Shelburne, VT (US);
Serafino Bueti, Waterbury, VT (US);
Hayden C. Cranford, Jr., Cary, NC (US);
Joseph A. Iandanza, Hinesburg, VT (US);
Todd E. Leonard, Williston, VT (US);
Hemen R. Shah, South Burlington, VT (US);
Pradeep Thiagarajan, South Burlington, VT (US);
Sebastian T. Ventrone, South Burlington, VT (US);
Igor Arsovski, Williston, VT (US);
Anthony R. Bonaccio, Shelburne, VT (US);
Serafino Bueti, Waterbury, VT (US);
Hayden C. Cranford, Jr., Cary, NC (US);
Joseph A. Iandanza, Hinesburg, VT (US);
Todd E. Leonard, Williston, VT (US);
Hemen R. Shah, South Burlington, VT (US);
Pradeep Thiagarajan, South Burlington, VT (US);
Sebastian T. Ventrone, South Burlington, VT (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Method and systems of powering on an integrated circuit (IC) are disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes a region in the IC including functional logic, a temperature sensor for sensing a temperature in the region when the IC is powered up and a heating element therefor; a processing unit including: a comparator for comparing the temperature against a predetermined temperature value, a controller, which in the case that the temperature is below the predetermined temperature value, delays functional operation of the IC and controls heating of the region of the IC, and a monitor for monitoring the temperature in the region; and wherein the controller, in the case that the temperature rises above the predetermined temperature value, ceases the heating and initiates functional operation of the IC.