发明名称 Integrated circuit temperature sensing method
摘要 A method and system for sensing the temperature of an integrated circuit are presented. The method compares a first current that is proportional to a temperature reading of the integrated circuit to a reference current. While the first current is greater than the reference current, a counter is incremented, and the reference current is increased in response to incrementing the counter. A system for sensing the temperature of an integrated circuit includes a first current source providing a source current to a node. The first current source is based on an input from a proportional to absolute temperature device. The system also includes a second current source providing a sink current to the node, with the amount of sink current being based on an input from a digital control module. The system also includes a comparator coupled to the node to provide a comparator signal that indicates a relationship between the source current and the sink current.
申请公布号 US7459955(B2) 申请公布日期 2008.12.02
申请号 US20060527914 申请日期 2006.09.27
申请人 SIGMATEL, INC. 发明人 WILLIS JOHN
分类号 H01L35/00 主分类号 H01L35/00
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