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## (12) EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION 

(45) Date of publication and mention of the grant of the patent: 27.06.2007 Bulletin 2007/26 

(21) Application number: 03728298.5 

(22) Date of filing: 27.03.2003 

(51) Int Cl.: GLYPH<3> 

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(86) International application number: PCT/US2003/009546 

(87) International publication number: WO 2003/093962 (13.11.2003 Gazette 2003/46) GLYPH<3> 

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# (11) EP 1 499 941 B1 

## (54) ALTERING OPERATING FREQUENCY AND VOLTAGE SET POINT OF A CIRCUIT IN RESPONSE TO THE OPERATING TEMPERATURE AND INSTANTANEOUS OPERATING VOLTAGE OF THE CIRCUIT 

VERÄNDERUNG DER BETRIEBSFREQUENZ UND DES SPANNUNGSSOLLWERTS EINER SCHALTUNG ALS REAKTION AUF DIE BETRIEBSTEMPERATUR UND MOMENTANE BETRIEBSSPANNUNG DER SCHALTUNG 

ALTERATION DE LA FREQUENCE DE FONCTIONNEMENT ET DU POINT DE REGLAGE DE LA TENSION D’UN CIRCUIT EN REPONSE A LA TEMPERATURE DE FONCTIONNEMENT ET A LA TENSION DE FONCTIONNEMENT INSTANTANEE DUDIT CIRCUIT 

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR 

(30) Priority: 02.05.2002 US 138345 

(43) Date of publication of application: 26.01.2005 Bulletin 2005/04 

(73) Proprietor: INTEL CORPORATION Santa Clara, CA 95052 (US) GLYPH<3> 

(72) Inventors: 

• HUARD, Douglas Portland, OR 94229 (US) GLYPH<3> 

• BURTON, Edward Hillsoboro, OR 97124 (US) GLYPH<3> 

•W O N G ,  K e n g Portland, OR 97229 (US) GLYPH<3> 

(74) Representative: Goddar, Heinz J. GLYPH<3> FORRESTER & BOEHMERT Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22 80336 München (DE) GLYPH<3> 

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