Abstract: A circuit arrangement includes a programmable memory element mounted on a circuit board, with programming contacts of the memory element connected to conductor paths of the circuit board. Data and/or programming codes stored in the memory element determine the functions of the circuit arrangement. To prevent unauthorized reprogramming of the memory element, at least one programming contact of the memory element and each conductor path connected thereto are covered or enclosed, so it is impossible to electrically contact this programming contact or the associated conductor paths without destroying the circuit arrangement. The circuit board is adhesively bonded to a board carrier, with the memory element and conductor paths sandwiched or encased therebetween. The circuit arrangement may be an engine controller for a motor vehicle, with security against unauthorized reprogramming for altering the performance of the engine.

Abstract: There is suggested a simple and cost-economical circuit arrangement for specifying the current through an inductive component, in which the inductive component is acted on by the supply voltage through a switching element. To ensure a rapid and reliable increase of the current in a first phase of the current supply phase, the inductive component is acted on by a constant voltage generated by a constant voltage source during the first phase of the current supply phase, and is acted on by the supply voltage during a subsequent second phase of the current supply phase.

Abstract: A circuit arrangement includes a programmable memory element mounted on a circuit board, with programming contacts of the memory element connected to conductor paths of the circuit board. Data and/or programming codes stored in the memory element determine the functions of the circuit arrangement. To prevent unauthorized reprogramming of the memory element, at least one programming contact of the memory element and each conductor path connected thereto are covered or enclosed, so it is impossible to electrically contact this programming contact or the associated conductor paths without destroying the circuit arrangement. The circuit board is adhesively bonded to a board carrier, with the memory element and conductor paths sandwiched or encased therebetween. The circuit arrangement may be an engine controller for a motor vehicle, with security against unauthorized reprogramming for altering the performance of the engine.

Abstract: There is suggested a simple and cost-economical circuit arrangement for specifying the current through an inductive component, in which the inductive component is acted on by the supply voltage through a switching element. To ensure a rapid and reliable increase of the current in a first phase of the current supply phase, the inductive component is acted on by a constant voltage generated by a constant voltage source during the first phase of the current supply phase, and is acted on by the supply voltage during a subsequent second phase of the current supply phase.

Abstract: A circuit arrangement for generating at least two interdependent supply voltages from an input voltage includes a first control stage for controlling the actual value of a first one (Ua1) of the supply voltages to a first nominal value which is adjustable between a first upper and a first lower tolerance limit. At least one further control stage controls the actual value of each further one of the supply voltages (Ua2, . . . , Uan) to a further nominal value, which is preferably adjustable within a range between each time a further upper and a further lower tolerance limit, by varying the first nominal value in the range between the first upper and the first lower tolerance limit in response to control signals obtained by a comparison performed between the actual values of the further supply voltages (Ua2, . . . , Uan) and the associated further nominal values in the associated control stages. This simplified circuit arrangement improves the accuracy of the supply voltages under load conditions.