Patents by Inventor Joseph E. DERY

Joseph E. DERY 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).

  • Calibration of an on-die thermal sensor
    Patent number: 8734006
    Abstract: A method of calibrating a thermal sensor includes setting a wafer to a control temperature. The wafer includes the thermal sensor and other chip logic. The method also includes applying power exclusively to a thermal sensor circuit, calibrating the thermal sensor, and storing a calibration result. The method also includes retrieving the calibration result upon application of power to the other chip logic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: James M. Crafts, Joseph E. Dery, Timothy M. Skergan, Timothy C. Taylor
  • CALIBRATION OF AN ON-DIE THERMAL SENSOR
    Publication number: 20120224602
    Abstract: A method of calibrating a thermal sensor includes setting a wafer to a control temperature. The wafer includes the thermal sensor and other chip logic. The method also includes applying power exclusively to a thermal sensor circuit, calibrating the thermal sensor, and storing a calibration result. The method also includes retrieving the calibration result upon application of power to the other chip logic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2011
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: James M. CRAFTS, Joseph E. DERY, Timothy M. SKERGAN, Timothy C. TAYLOR