System and method for providing temperature data from a memory device having a temperature sensor

A memory device, comprising:

• an address bus;
• a control bus;
• a data bus;
• a plurality of output terminals;
• an address decoder coupled to the address bus;
• a read/write circuit coupled to the data bus;
• a control circuit coupled to the control bus;
• a memory-cell array coupled to the address decoder, control circuit, and read/write circuit;
• an output buffer coupled to the data bus and to the plurality of output terminals;
• a temperature sensor and circuit configured to measure a temperature and generate data representative of a measured temperature;
• and
• a temperature data output circuit coupled to the temperature sensor and circuit and further coupled to the output buffer;
• the temperature data output circuit configured to provide output data at the plurality of output terminals indicative of the measured temperature, the temperature data output circuit comprising:
• a temperature range circuit coupled to the temperature sensor and circuit and configured to receive the data representative of the measured temperature and further configured to generate in response thereto temperature data indicative to the measured temperature;
• a register coupled to the temperature range circuit to store the temperature data;
• and
• an output driver circuit coupled to the register and the plurality of output terminals, the output driver circuit configured to output the temperature data to output terminals asynchronously and to output other data synchronously.