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Support of Deep Power Savings Mode and Partial Good in a Thermal Management System

  • US 20090048720A1
  • Filed: 11/04/2008
  • Published: 02/19/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/29/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer implemented method for managing a thermal management system in an integrated circuit, comprising:

  • determining if a plurality of digital thermal sensors is indicated as faulty or functional;

    responsive to at least one of the plurality of digital thermal sensors being functional, monitoring a power savings mode of at least one unit within the integrated circuit associated with the functional digital thermal sensor; and

    responsive to the at least one unit being in a power savings mode, disabling the functional digital thermal sensor.

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