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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2013
Filed:
May. 21, 2009
Christopher C. Riddle, San Diego, CA (US);
Jon James Anderson, Boulder, CO (US);
Alex K. Tu, San Diego, CA (US);
Siva Sandeep Dhandu, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Christopher C. Riddle, San Diego, CA (US);
Jon James Anderson, Boulder, CO (US);
Alex K. Tu, San Diego, CA (US);
Siva Sandeep Dhandu, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
A data module operable in a wireless communication system is provided. The data module comprises a plurality of circuit components, one or more temperature sensors, and a thermal management unit. The temperature sensors are configured to determine the temperature of a corresponding circuit component. The thermal management unit is configured to determine one or more thermal characteristics of the data module based on the temperature determinations, and to generate one or more power control point signals indicating whether to adjust corresponding operating characteristics of a target component based on the determined thermal characteristics.