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Intel
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Celeron
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D Processor for Embedded Applications Thermal Design Guide 41
Thermal Monitor
7.0 Thermal Monitor
An on-die thermal management feature called the Intel Thermal Monitor is available on the Intel
Celeron D Processor. It provides a thermal management approach to support continued increases in
processor frequency and performance. Using a highly accurate on-die temperature sensing circuit
and a fast-acting Temperature Control Circuit (TCC), the processor may rapidly initiate thermal
management control. The Intel Thermal Monitor may reduce cooling solution cost by allowing
designs to target TDP instead of maximum power. For more information on the Intel Thermal
Monitor, refer to the
Intel
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Pentium
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4 Processor on 90 nm Process Thermal and Mechanical
Design Guidelines
and the Intel Celeron D Processor Datasheet.