How does a motherboard measure temps
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How does a motherboard measure temps
Anyone knows the technical details about how a motherboard can measure the temperature of the surrounding air? What kind of sensors are used? How do they work?
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A google search on thermal diode will give you lots of relevant hits. Here's one:
A transistor is used in CPUs for this function.A thermal diode is a heat engine which converts a heat difference directly into electric power.
There are two types. One uses semiconductor thermocouples, working on the principles of the Peltier-Seebeck effect.