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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2015
Filed:
May. 03, 2012
Applicants:
Deny Hanan, Kfar Harif, IL;
Eddie Redmard, Netanya, IL;
Itai Dror, Omer, IL;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SanDisk Technologies Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/00 (2006.01); G01R 31/28 (2006.01); G01R 31/26 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/2884 (2013.01); G01R 31/2644 (2013.01);
Abstract
A semiconductor device, such as a semiconductor die, is disclosed including embedded temperature sensors for scanning the junction temperature, Tj, at one or more locations of the semiconductor die while the die is operating. Once a temperature of a hot spot is detected that is above a temperature specified for the die or package containing the die, the die/package may be discarded. Alternatively, the functionality of the die may be altered in a way that reduces the temperature of the hot spots.