Patent ID: 6502047
Filing Date: 2002-12-31
Classification: G01K

Abstract:
A method of compensating for temperature for an electrical parameter of an electronic unit that comprises a plurality of electronic devices, said method comprising:(a) determining a measure of the electrical parameter of a first electronic device at a first reference temperature; (b) receiving a first temperature profile and a second temperature profile, the first temperature profile and the second temperature profile including a plurality of sample of units of the electronic device, the sample of units characterizing one or more electrical parameters over a predetermined temperature range; (c) causing said first temperature profile and said second temperature profile to intersect at said first reference temperature; (d) generating a first combined temperature profile by combining said first temperature profile at temperatures below said first reference temperature with said second temperature profile at temperatures above said first reference temperature; and (e) compensating at least one of said plurality of electronic devices during operation using said first combined temperature profile.