Patent ID: 11960336
Assignee: WAYMO LLC
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  Y | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A method comprising:
receiving, at one or more integrated circuits, a set of program instructions, wherein the one or more integrated circuits are thermally coupled to a main computer via a liquid-cooled plate;
running the set of program instructions on at least one integrated circuit of the one or more integrated circuits, wherein the one or more integrated circuits generate heat when running the set of program instructions, and wherein the generated heat flows into the liquid-cooled plate and to the main computer via the liquid-cooled plate;
detecting, from at least one thermal sensor coupled to the liquid-cooled plate, a temperature reading indicative of a temperature of the main computer;
determining that the temperature reading has reached a predetermined temperature threshold; and
based on the temperature reading reaching the predetermined temperature threshold, powering on the main computer.