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8442712 |
System and method to thermally protect a transistor in an electric drive vehicle
An electronic system for an electric drive mobile machine includes at least one transistor that emits heat, a pressure detector that generates a pressure signal, a temperature detector providing a...
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8434941 |
Temperature measuring sensor and method of producing same
A method of producing a temperature measuring sensor including an insulating substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface, the top surface including a first area and a second area, and a...
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8430562 |
Device and method for evaluating a temperature
A method for evaluating temperature is disclosed. The method includes setting a configuration of a configurable delay line out of multiple possible configurations, and delaying a first input signal...
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8425115 |
Multi-layered thermal sensor for integrated circuits and other layered structures
A compact resistive thermal sensor is provided for an integrated circuit (IC), wherein different sensor components are placed on different layers of the IC. This allows the lateral area needed for...
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8425113 |
System and method for remote temperature sensing
An apparatus and method are disclosed for temperature measurement that includes performing a first ΔVbe measurement of a first temperature of a diode circuit comprising a transistor and, ...
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8419273 |
Array element for temperature sensor array circuit, temperature sensor array circuit utilizing such array element, and AM-EWOD device including such a temperature sensor array circuit
An array element for a temperature sensor array circuit. The array element includes a switch transistor; and a temperature sensor element having an impedance which varies as a function of...
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8419274 |
Fully-on-chip temperature, process, and voltage sensor system
A fully on-chip temperature, process, and voltage sensor includes a voltage sensor, a process sensor and a temperature sensor. The temperature sensor includes a bias current generator, a ring...
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8414187 |
Pyroelectric temperature sensor and a method for measuring a temperature with the pyroelectric temperature sensor
A temperature sensor includes first and second lower electrodes, a ferroelectric layer having polarization, a semiconductor layer; and first to third upper electrodes. The second upper electrode is...
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8403559 |
Two-terminal semiconductor sensor device
Provided is a two-terminal semiconductor sensor device with which an external device having low circuit or element accuracy may be used. An output voltage (VOUT) of the two-terminal semiconductor...
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8398304 |
Multiple sensor thermal management for electronic devices
A device includes a current source circuit to separately provide a first current and a second current and a thermal detection device coupleable to the output of the current source circuit. The...
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8376611 |
Circuits and methods for temperature detection
A temperature detection circuit includes a sensor, an integrated circuit (IC) chip, and a resistor. The sensor is operable for sensing a temperature. The IC chip can compare a sense voltage...
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8371750 |
Physical quantity detecting apparatus
A physical quantity detecting apparatus includes a plurality of physical quantity conversion circuits, an output selection circuit and a signal conversion circuit. Each of the plurality of physical...
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8371749 |
Temperature sensor
A temperature sensor includes a compare subject voltage output unit, a temperature range decision unit, and a temperature signal output unit. The compare subject voltage output unit is configured...
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8348505 |
Self-calibration circuit and method for junction temperature estimation
The present invention relates to a calibration circuit, computer program product, and method of calibrating a junction temperature measurement of a semiconductor element, wherein respective forward...
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8308359 |
Semiconductor device having variable parameter selection based on temperature and test method
An apparatus including a temperature-sensing circuit. The temperature-sensing circuit can include an amplifier. The amplifier can include a positive input and a negative input. The negative input...
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8308358 |
Circuit and method for beta variation compensation in single-transistor temperature sensor
A circuit (1-2) for compensating for variations in the current gain β of a sensing transistor (Q1) having a collector coupled to a reference voltage (GND) includes a first current mirror (20) ...
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8303179 |
Temperature-sensing and transmitting assemblies, programmable temperature sensor units, and methods of making and using them
In an exemplary embodiment, a temperature sensor and a 4-20 mA transmitter on a single flexible circuit subassembly with a separate housing suitable for use in industrial control or HVAC...
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8292503 |
Semiconductor device including a temperature sensor circuit
A semiconductor device including a temperature sensor includes a pull up circuit, a pull down circuit, a first additional current path, and a second additional current path. The pull up circuit is...
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8272781 |
Dynamic power control of a memory device thermal sensor
Embodiments of the invention are generally directed to systems, methods, and apparatuses for the dynamic power control of a memory device thermal sensor. In some embodiments a memory device...
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8235593 |
Method and system for real-time estimation and prediction of the thermal state of a microprocessor unit
A method judging a temperature of a chip including using a limited set of temperature sensors and using a knowledge of a power dissipation, estimating a temperature on a surface of a chip and...
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8215830 |
Apparatus and method for measuring local surface temperature of semiconductor device
An apparatus and method is described for measuring a local surface temperature of a semiconductor device under stress. The apparatus includes a substrate, and a reference MOSFET. The reference...
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8210741 |
Apparatus for thermal characterization under non-uniform heat load
An apparatus determines cooling characteristics of an operational cooling device used for transferring heat from an electronic device. The operational cooling device is thermally coupled to a heat...
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8210743 |
Temperature sensor circuit
A temperature sensor circuit includes a band-gap reference voltage circuit. The resistor and diode-connected bipolar transistor of the band-gap reference voltage circuit are separated into a...
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8206031 |
PDM output temperature sensor
To provide a PDM output temperature sensor, which is reduced in area and consumption power, provided is a PDM output temperature sensor which includes no reference voltage circuit, thereby having a...
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8197135 |
Sensor system for determining a physical, measured variable
A sensor system for determining a physical, measured variable, and includes a sensor and a control/evaluation unit, which are spatially separated from one another and electrically conductively...
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8197127 |
Ultra low current consumption comparator for thermal shutdown
An embodiment of the invention relates to a temperature-sensing device and a related method. In an embodiment, the device senses a temperature with a first sensing circuit configured to assert a...
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8192082 |
Thermal data output circuit and multi chip package using the same
A temperature data output circuit is provided which is capable of outputting a temperature signal which is enabled when an internal temperature of at least one of the semiconductor memory chips...
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8177420 |
Apparatus and methods for temperature calibration and sensing
Some embodiments include apparatus and methods having a first switch, a second switch, and a circuit coupled to the first and second switches. The first switch may be configured to switch between...
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8177426 |
Sub-threshold CMOS temperature detector
A CMOS temperature detection circuit includes a start-up circuit for generating a start-up voltage (VN), and a proportional to absolute temperature (PTAT) current generator coupled to the start-up...
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8167485 |
CMOS temperature-to-digital converter with digital correction
Methods and systems for producing a digital temperature reading are provided. In an embodiment, one or more current sources and one or more switches are used to selectively provide a first amount...
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8152363 |
Temperature detection circuit
A temperature detection circuit includes a first voltage source circuit to generate a first voltage having a temperature dependence by utilizing a work function difference of gate electrodes of a...
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8152372 |
Methods for monitoring chip temperature during test
Described herein are methods and apparatuses for testing an integrated circuit chip including a thermal diode. According to various embodiments, a method for testing an integrated circuit chip...
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8130025 |
Numerical band gap
A system includes a bandgap temperature sensor to generate multiple base-emitter voltages. The system also include a controller to detect the base-emitter voltages generated by the bandgap...
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8118483 |
Thermal sensor having toggle control
Embodiments of the invention are generally directed to systems, methods, and apparatuses for thermal sensor power savings using a toggle control. In some embodiments, an integrated circuit (e.g., a...
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8096707 |
Thermal sensor device
A thermal sensor is provided that includes a front-end component, an analog-to-digital converter and a digital backend. The front-end component including an array of current sources, a dynamic...
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8096706 |
Temperature detector and the method using the same
A temperature detector includes a plurality of comparators, an electronic component and a controller. Each of the comparators is responsible for detecting different temperature ranges. The...
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8092083 |
Temperature sensor with digital bandgap
A system comprises a temperature sensor generate multiple base-emitter voltage signals by sequentially providing various currents to a transistor, and a system controller to determine a...
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8075182 |
Apparatus and method for measuring characteristic and chip temperature of LED
An apparatus for measuring a characteristic and a chip temperature of an LED includes a thermal conductive component. An LED chip is disposed on the thermal conductive component. A temperature...
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8070357 |
Device and method for evaluating a temperature
A device having temperature evaluating capabilities, the device includes: (i) a temperature sensitive delay line that comprises multiple first type NMOS transistors and first type PMOS transistors;...
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8061894 |
Temperature detection circuit and semiconductor device
To provide a temperature detection circuit and a semiconductor device capable of accurately detecting temperatures. A temperature detection circuit 10 includes a group of diodes 11 connected in...
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8057094 |
Power semiconductor module with temperature measurement
A power semiconductor module with temperature measurement is disclosed. One embodiment provides a conductor having a first end and a second end. The second end is thermally coupled at a substrate....
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8047706 |
Calibration of temperature control system for semiconductor processing chamber
Methods and systems for calibrating a temperature control system in a vapor deposition chamber. A temperature sensor senses temperature within a semiconductor processing chamber and generates an...
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8047713 |
Plasmon resonance detector
Provided is a plasmon resonance detector that can detect temperature change in optical devices, in which the metal structure having plasmon resonance absorption is used for the optical devices. A...
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8042999 |
On die thermal sensor of semiconductor memory device
An on die thermal sensor (ODTS) of a semiconductor memory device includes a high voltage generating unit for generating a high voltage having a voltage level higher than that of a power supply...
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8033721 |
Temperature sensor circuit
A temperature sensor circuit is provided that facilitates preventing a too-high overshooting voltage from occurring at an output terminal when a power supply is connected to the temperature sensor...
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8033720 |
Temperature sensing circuit and semiconductor memory device using the same
A temperature sensing circuit comprises a temperature sensing unit for generating a reference voltage having a constant level, regardless of a temperature fluctuation, and a variable voltage to be...
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8021038 |
Method for identifying a biomolecule
A method for identifying a biomolecule using a biomolecule detector having a field effect transistor (FET) is provided. The method comprises the steps of (a) heating a sample containing a...
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8021042 |
Beta variation cancellation in temperature sensors
An apparatus and method for canceling variations in the beta for a bipolar junction transistor so that the diode equation can be employed to accurately measure the temperature of the transistor...
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8016482 |
Method and systems of powering on integrated circuit
Method and systems of powering on an integrated circuit (IC) are disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes a region in the IC including functional logic, a temperature sensor for sensing a...
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8018018 |
Temperature sensing device
The present invention relates to an integrated device, comprising a semiconductor device formed on a semiconductor substrate, a temperature sensing element formed within a semi-conductive layer...
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