CPU over-heat protection detection device

• US 6,020,820 A
• Filed: 10/28/1997
• Issued: 02/01/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 10/28/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Chiang, Yung-Hwa
• Primary Examiner(s): MULLEN, THOMAS J
• Application Number:
  US08/959,505
• Time in Patent Office: 826 Days
• Field of Search: 340/584, 340/595, 340/653, 374/183, 374/185, 374/208, 361/103, 361/106, 361/695, 361/697, 361/709, 361/687, 165/80.3
• US Class Current: 340/584
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 23/34 Arrangements for cooling, heating, ventilating or temperature compensation ; Temperature sensing arrangements thermal treatment apparatus H01L21/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/00 Indexing scheme for arrangements or methods for connecting or disconnecting semiconductor or solid-state bodies as covered by H01L24/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/0002 Not covered by any one of groups H01L24/00, H01L24/00 and H01L2224/00

Abstract

Disclosed is a CPU over-heat protection detection device in which a slot is formed on one side of a CPU heatsink, and a printed circuit board is placed into the slot. On the lower surface of the printed circuit board is mounted a sensor which detects and measures the surface temperature of the CPU, and converts the temperature value into a data signal which is transmitted to system chip of mother board via a wire so as to determine whether the measured temperature is beyond a preset value. If an over-heat state occurs, through the control of system chip, either the CPU temperature is decreased or a warning device starts to run in order to protect the CPU from burning down due to over-heat.

Claims

1. A CPU over-heat protection detection device adapted to be used in a CPU having a heatsink mounted on a surface thereof, the device comprising a slot formed on one side of the heatsink that faces the CPU, a printed circuit board being received into the slot with a sensor mounted on a lower surface of the printed circuit board to be in close contact with the surface of the CPU in order to detect surface temperature of the CPU, wherein the detected temperature value is converted into a data signal by the printed circuit board, and transmitted to a system chip on a mother board on which the CPU is mounted via wires to determine whether the detected temperature is beyond a pre-set temperature value and to actuate means for decreasing the CPU temperature.

2. The CPU over-heat protection detection device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the means for decreasing the CPU temperature prohibits the CPU from running in a complete work state under the control of the system chip.

3. The CPU over-heat protection detection device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the means for decreasing the CPU temperature decreases the working frequency of the CPU, making the CPU run in a low speed calculation state to reduce the heat generated in the CPU.

4. The CPU over-heat protection detection device as claimed in claim 1 wherein, when the means for decreasing the CPU temperature is actuated, a warning device is simultaneously driven to notify the user.