Sensor monitoring for system die
AssigneeAdvanced Micro Devices, Inc.
InventorsJohn Andrew Edward Burks, Justin Allan Coppin, Regina T. Schmidt
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Abstract
The disclosed device includes a base die and one or more stack die, and includes various components that monitor various locations on the base die and the one or more stack die. The components include sensors that provide signals including sensor data that are compared to a threshold by a controller of the base die. If the sensor data satisfies the threshold, the controller can transmit a signal to cause the base die, the one or more stack die, or a combination thereof, to perform an action, such as to throttle operations intended for the base die and one or more stack die. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
Claims20
A device comprising:
- a stack die comprising at least one stack die sensor;
- and
- a base die comprising:
- at least one base die sensor;
- and
- a base die controller configured to:
- receive at least one first signal including sensor data from the at least one base die sensor, the at least one stack die sensor, or a combination thereof;
- compare the sensor data to a threshold;
- and
- transmit, if the sensor data satisfies the threshold, at least second one signal to the base die, the stack die, or a combination thereof, to initiate at least one first action for the base die, the stack die, or a combination thereof.
A system comprising:
- a memory;
- and
- a device communicatively linked to the memory, and comprising:
- a base die comprising:
- at least one base die sensor;
- and
- a base die controller configured to:
- receive at least one first signal including sensor data from the at least one base die sensor, at least one stack die sensor of a stack die in communication with the base die, or a combination thereof;
- compare, based on instructions from the memory, the sensor data to a threshold;
- transmit, if the sensor data satisfies the threshold, at least second one signal to the base die, the stack die, or a combination thereof, to initiate at least one first action for the base die, the stack die, or a combination thereof;
- and
- provide the first signal, the second signal, or a combination thereof, to the memory for storage.
A method, comprising:
- receiving, by a base die comprising at least one base die sensor, at least one first signal including sensor data from the at least one base die sensor, at least one stack die sensor of a stack die in communication with the base die, or a combination thereof;
- comparing the sensor data to a threshold;
- and
- transmitting, if the sensor data satisfies the threshold, at least one second signal to the base die, the stack die, or a combination thereof, to initiate at least one first action for the base die, the stack die, or a combination thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.