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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2012
Applicant:
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Inventors:
Timothy A. Ferris, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
John R. Agness, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Assignee:
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/304 (2006.01); H01L 23/34 (2006.01); G01R 31/26 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/345 (2013.01); G01R 31/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
Self-heating integrated circuits are provided. In one embodiment, a self-heating integrated circuit comprises a drive circuit configured to drive a device and a controller configured to selectively operate the drive circuit in a first mode or a second mode. In the first mode, the controller is configured to operate the drive circuit to drive the device and, in the second mode, the controller is configured to operate the drive circuit to heat the integrated circuit to a target temperature.