Inventors:
Andreas Curiger - Dallas TX
Wendell L. Little - late of Denton TX
Assignee:
Dallas Semiconductor Corporation - Dallas TX
International Classification:
G06F 1130
Abstract:
An integrated circuit, such as a microprocessor, which incorporates hardware mechanisms to prevent the circuitry from operating outside the proper bounds of design. The hardware circuitry prevents the microprocessor circuitry from being forced to operate at clock speeds that are greater than it is designed for, from operating at temperatures above or below that which it is designed for, and from being forced to operate at voltages that are above or below voltages that the microprocessor is designed to operate at.