Integrated circuit for implementing a cooling algorithm and a mobile device including the same

An integrated circuit comprising:

• at least one processor configured to,
• determine whether a first clip frequency corresponding to a first temperature of the integrated circuit has been previously supplied to the at least one processor at least once during a time period, and
• control a clock signal applied to the at least one processor to have one of the first clip frequency or a second clip frequency of a first group of clip frequencies by generating a control signal based on whether the first clip frequency has been previously supplied to the at least one processor at least once during the time period;
• wherein
• the second clip frequency is based on a second temperature corresponding to the first group of clip frequencies that have been supplied to the at least one processor during the time period.

A device comprising:

• a memory having computer-readable instructions stored therein;
• and
• a processor configured to execute the computer-readable instructions to,
• determine a temperature value based on a plurality of temperature readings associated with the device;
• determine an operating frequency based on the temperature value, at least one timestamp associated with the operating frequency and a time period, wherein to determine the operating frequency the processor is configured to execute the computer-readable instructions to,
• select one of a plurality of frequencies stored in a first table stored on the memory, the first table providing a correspondence between the plurality of frequencies and a plurality of temperature values, the one of the plurality of frequencies corresponding to the temperature value;
• determine whether the operating frequency has been repeated within the time period based on the at least one time associated with the operating frequency, and
• select the operating frequency as an average value of ones of the plurality of frequencies stored in the first table each of which has an associated timestamp that falls within the time period, if the at least one timestamp indicates that the operating frequency has been repeated within the time period;
• and
• generate at least one clock signal with the determined operating frequency, the clock signal being used for operation of the processor.