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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2011
Applicants:
Golam R. Chowdhury, Austin, TX (US);
Arjang Hassibi, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Golam R. Chowdhury, Austin, TX (US);
Arjang Hassibi, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Assignee:
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01K 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for determining a temperature of a semiconductor device is provided herein. One aspect of the disclosed subject matter is seen in a temperature sensing device. The temperature sensing device comprises a diode and a circuit. The diode is adapted to be reverse biased by a charging voltage applied thereto. The circuit determines a temperature of the diode based on a rate that the voltage on the diode discharges in response to the charging voltage being uncoupled from the diode.