US 7,513,686 B2
Circuit lid with a thermocouple
Joseph M. Schaffer, Luling, Tex. (US)
Assigned to Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, Calif. (US)
Filed on Feb. 27, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/362,749.
Prior Publication US 2007/0200475 A1, Aug. 30, 2007
Int. Cl. G01K 7/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 374—180  [374/179] 36 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus, comprising:
an electronic device;
a lid for positioning on the electronic device; and
a junction of two dissimilar metals associated with the lid wherein a portion of the lid provides one of the two dissimilar metals, the junction providing a thermocouple to provide an output signal representative of a temperature of the lid.