Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method for monitoring thermal control
- Patent Title (中): 监控热控制的方法
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Application No.: US12193497Application Date: 2008-08-18
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Publication No.: US08087823B2Publication Date: 2012-01-03
- Inventor: Francois Aube , Timothy M. Curtin , Matthew S. Grady , Thomas P. Scanlon , Eric N. Smith
- Applicant: Francois Aube , Timothy M. Curtin , Matthew S. Grady , Thomas P. Scanlon , Eric N. Smith
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Gibb I.P. Law Firm, LLC
- Agent Michael J. LeStrange, Esq.
- Main IPC: G01K1/00
- IPC: G01K1/00 ; G01K7/00 ; G01K3/00 ; H01L35/00

Abstract:
A structure has a heat dissipating feature, an internal temperature measurement device, and a memory. The structure generates heat as power is supplied to the structure, and a threshold voltage of the internal temperature measurement device changes as the temperature of the temperature measurement device changes. The embodiments herein establish a linear relationship between temperature and threshold voltage by heating the structure to a first temperature and recording a first threshold voltage, and then heating the structure to a second temperature and recording a second threshold voltage. From this, the embodiments herein calculate a linear relationship between temperature and threshold voltage. Further, the embodiments herein can calculate the temperatures of the structure based only upon the linear relationship and threshold voltages measured from internal temperature measurement device.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100042355A1 METHOD FOR MONITORING THERMAL CONTROL Public/Granted day:2010-02-18
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