Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Temperature sensor embedded in processor, method of operating the same, and devices including the same
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Application No.: US15864328Application Date: 2018-01-08
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Publication No.: US10591362B2Publication Date: 2020-03-17
- Inventor: Sang Hyun Cho , Hyung Jong Ko , Kyung Soo Park , Seoung Jae Yoo , Sang Ho Kim , Ho Jin Park
- Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Applicant Address: KR Suwon-si
- Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Suwon-si
- Agency: Sughrue Mion, PLLC
- Priority: KR10-2013-0105069 20130902
- Main IPC: G01K7/01
- IPC: G01K7/01

Abstract:
A temperature sensor, a processor including the same, and a method of operating the same are provided. The temperature sensor includes: a reference circuit configured to receive a supply voltage provided from outside the processor and utilized by a logic block of the processor for operation of the logic block, and generate, using the supply voltage, at least one temperature information signal that varies according to a temperature of the logic block and at least one reference signal that is substantially constant relative to the temperature of the logic block; and a digital temperature generator configured to receive the at least one temperature information signal and the at least one reference signal generated by the reference circuit, and generate a digital temperature information signal indicative of the temperature of the logic block based on the at least one temperature information signal and the at least one reference signal.
Public/Granted literature
- US10539469B2 Temperature sensor embedded in processor, method of operating the same, and devices including the same Public/Granted day:2020-01-21
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