Patent ID: 7124052

Claim:
A multi-chip package comprising: a memory device receiving a clock signal having a frequency, the memory device operating at the clock signal frequency and including a temperature sensor providing a temperature signal representative of a temperature of the memory device, wherein the memory device has a rated operating frequency at a rated operating temperature; and a logic device providing the clock signal and receiving the temperature signal, wherein the logic device adjusts the clock signal frequency based on the temperature signal, and wherein the logic device provides the clock signal at a first frequency when the temperature signal indicates that the temperature of the memory device is less than a threshold temperature, and provides the clock signal at a second frequency when temperature signal indicates that the temperature of the memory device is at least equal to the threshold temperature, wherein the threshold temperature is substantially equal to rated operating temperature, wherein the first frequency is substantially equal to the rated operating frequency, and wherein the second frequency is less than the first frequency and at a frequency at which the memory device operates reliably at a temperature above the rated operating temperature.