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US 8,026,515 B1Granted
Platform-independent system and method for controlling a temperature of an integrated circuit
AssigneeNVIDIA Corporation
InventorsGabriele Gorla, Sau Yan Keith Li, Arlen J. Cox
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Abstract
A platform-independent temperature controller system and method are provided. Included is a sensor is in communication with an integrated circuit. Further, a platform-independent temperature controller is in communication, with the sensor for controlling a temperature of the integrated circuit.
Claims22
An apparatus, comprising:
- a sensor in communication with an integrated circuit;
- and
- a platform-independent temperature controller in communication with the sensor for controlling a temperature of the integrated circuit;
- wherein the platform-independent temperature controller controls the temperature of a plurality of different types of integrated circuits;
- wherein a port temperature sensor receives current directly from an integrated diode of the integrated circuit, remains in communication with the integrated diode via a port coupled to the platform-independent temperature controller, converts the current to a temperature associated with the integrated circuit, and communicates the temperature to the platform-independent temperature controller.
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A sub-system, comprising:
- a platform-independent temperature controller capable of communication with a sensor that is in communication with an integrated circuit, for controlling a temperature of the integrated circuit;
- wherein the platform-independent temperature controller controls the temperature of a plurality of different types of integrated circuits;
- wherein a port temperature sensor receives current directly from an integrated diode of the integrated circuit, remains in communication with the integrated diode via a port coupled to the platform-independent temperature controller, converts the current to a temperature associated with the integrated circuit, and communicates the temperature to the platform-independent temperature controller.
A method, comprising:
- sensing a temperature of an integrated circuit;
- and
- controlling the temperature of the integrated circuit utilizing a platform-independent temperature controller, based on the sensed temperature;
- wherein the platform-independent temperature controller controls the temperature of a plurality of different types of integrated circuits;
- wherein a port temperature sensor receives current directly from an integrated diode of the integrated circuit, remains in communication with the integrated diode via a port coupled to the platform-independent temperature controller, converts the current to a temperature associated with the integrated circuit, and communicates the temperature to the platform-independent temperature controller.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.