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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2011
James M. Crafts, Warren, VT (US);
Joseph E. Dery, Burlington, VT (US);
Timothy M. Skergan, Austin, TX (US);
Timothy C. Taylor, Austin, TX (US);
James M. Crafts, Warren, VT (US);
Joseph E. Dery, Burlington, VT (US);
Timothy M. Skergan, Austin, TX (US);
Timothy C. Taylor, Austin, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method of calibrating a thermal sensor includes setting a wafer to a control temperature. The wafer includes the thermal sensor and other chip logic. The method also includes applying power exclusively to a thermal sensor circuit, calibrating the thermal sensor, and storing a calibration result. The method also includes retrieving the calibration result upon application of power to the other chip logic.