Patents by Inventor Dervinn Caldwell

Dervinn Caldwell has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and apparatus for using an on-board temperature sensor on an integrated circuit
    Patent number: 7006943
    Abstract: An integrated circuit such as a processor measures its own temperature with a temperature sensor. The measured temperature is compared to an upper limit value stored in the integrated circuit. An output terminal of the integrated circuit is asserted according to the comparison. In one mode of operation, the output terminal is asserted when the measured temperature is greater than the upper limit value and deasserted when the measured temperature goes below a lower limit value. A second output terminal is asserted when the temperature is above a second upper limit value, thereby indicating that temperature has exceeded a safe limit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2006
    Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles W. Mitchell, Patrick Maupin, Dervinn Caldwell