Thermal throttling control to safely throttle clocks OFF and ON in an integrated circuit. Digital thermal throttling control is provided to gradually throttle a clock's frequency from ON to OFF and from OFF to ON. The gradual throttling can minimize an instantaneous current rise that would otherwise...http://www.google.com/patents/US20020083354?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20020083354 - Method and apparatus for thermal throttling of clocks
