Abstract: The invention provides new heterocyclic compounds having the general formula (I) wherein A, L, X, m, n, R1 and R2 are as described herein, compositions including the compounds, processes of manufacturing the compounds and methods of using the compounds.

Abstract: The proposal is for an improved expansion device for a drum brake having an integrated readjustment unit having a readjusting screw which can be locked therein by a spring-loaded latching unit which, for a reliable readjustment function with a reduced level of force, provides for the latching unit to allow a defined idle rotation of the readjusting screw, which is defined structurally by a first stop acting in a first direction of revolution and a second stop acting in the opposite direction of revolution.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes: at least a first housing part and a second housing part, one of the first housing part and the second housing part engaging, at least partially and concentrically, in an other of the first housing part and the second housing part in an engagement region, the first housing part and the second housing part being rotatable relative to one another in the engagement region about an axis of rotation. The first housing part and the second housing part each have a magnetic structure extending, at least in part, circumferentially on an inside or an outside in the engagement region, the respective magnetic structures interacting.

Abstract: The invention provides new heterocyclic compounds having the general formula (I) wherein A, B, L1, X, m, n, and R1 to R7 are as described herein, compositions including the compounds, processes of manufacturing the compounds and methods of using the compounds.

Abstract: The invention provides new heterocyclic compounds having the general formula (I) wherein A, L, X, m, n, R1 and R2 are as described herein, compositions including the compounds, processes of manufacturing the compounds and methods of using the compounds.

Abstract: An electrostatic discharge (ESD), protection device is provided. In accordance with the present disclosure, an ESD protection device is provided that includes a series connection of a first unit having strong snapback and low series capacitance and a second high-voltage unit that displays a relatively high holding/trigger voltage to ensure latch up and improper triggering of the ESD protection device while at the same time providing high-voltage operation with low capacitive loading.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to a semiconductor device including a device with high clamping voltage (HVC device), and an OTS device. Such a semiconductor device provides very advantageous ESD protection. The semiconductor device can be realized in two ways: an OTS device and a device with high clamping voltage can be realized as discrete, independent devices that are combined in one semiconductor package, or an OTS device can be integrated into interconnect layers of a device with high clamping voltage by integration.

Abstract: A semiconductor device including an interconnect. The interconnect is arranged to transfer current from one terminal to another, and the interconnect includes a first layer including a plurality of interweaved fingers, and each of the interweaved fingers varies in width in a direction of propagation current thereby resulting in a difference of resistance within each of the interweaved fingers in the direction of propagation of current; a second layer arranged below the first layer. The second layer compensates for the difference of resistance in the first layer.

Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided including a die having an electronic component integrated thereon. The component includes regions in the die, including a first region of a first charge type electrically connected to a first device terminal, a second region of a second charge type forming a first PN junction with the first region, a third region of the first charge type forming a second PN junction with the second region, the third region being spaced apart from the first region by the second region and being electrically connected to the second device terminal, a fourth region of the first charge type forming a third PN junction with the second region, the fourth region being spaced apart from the first region and third region by the second region. The device further includes an electronic unit electrically connected between the first device terminal, the second device terminal and the fourth region.

Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided that is useful for ESD protection purposes. The device includes a semiconductor die; diode unit cells integrated on the die and being electrically connected between the first and second terminal, each unit cell includes a first region of a first charge type in the die and a second region of a second charge type in the die; an isolation structure arranged in the die, the isolation structure being configured to electrically isolate the unit cells from one another in the semiconductor die; and contacts including first contacts that are electrically connected to the first terminal and second contacts that are electrically connected to the second terminal, and each contact among the first and second contacts is electrically connected to the first region of a respective unit cell among the unit cells and to the second region of another unit cell among the unit cells.

Abstract: The invention provides new heterocyclic compounds having the general formula (I) wherein X, Y, Z, A, L, B, and R1 to R3 are as described herein, compositions including the compounds, processes of manufacturing the compounds and methods of using the compounds.

Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided that includes at least three regions. Each region includes a first-type layer doped with a first type of charge carriers and a second-type layer doped with a second type of charge carriers, and the first-type layer and the second-type layer are positioned laterally along each region. The first-type layer and the second-type layer have opposite polarity, and the first-type layer of a region is positioned substantially across the second-type layer of a neighboring region, and the second-type layer of a region is positioned substantially across the first-type layer of a neighboring region and each region includes a second-type well doped with the second type of charge carriers, and the second-type well is positioned around at least the first-type layer.

Abstract: The invention provides new heterocyclic compounds having the general formula (Ic) wherein A, L, X, m, n and R20 to R23 are as described herein, compositions including the compounds, processes of manufacturing the compounds and methods of using the compounds.

Abstract: The invention provides new heterocyclic compounds having the general formula (I) wherein A, L, X, m, n, R1 and R2 are as described herein, compositions including the compounds, processes of manufacturing the compounds and methods of using the compounds.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a gas intake device (1) for a cylinder of an internal-combustion engine. The gas intake device comprises two intake pipes (5a, 5b), two intake valves (4), two intake valve calibration parts (6a, 6b) and, in each intake pipe (5a, 5b), means for forming an aerodynamic gas motion of tumble type in the cylinder. Furthermore, for each intake pipe (5a, 5b), the intersection between intake pipe (5a, 5b) and calibration part (6a, 6b) occurs along a line non-parallel to the plane of the fire face. Besides, the inclination angle of this intersection is different for each pipe (5a, 5b).

Abstract: An electrostatic discharge protection device is provided. In particular, the present disclosure relates to a semiconductor device that is particularly useful for ESD protection purposes. The semiconductor device further includes a second electronic component integrated on the semiconductor body and being spaced apart from the first electronic component, the second electronic component includes a first secondary region of the first charge type and a second secondary region of the second charge type arranged adjacent to the first secondary region, and the second secondary region is electrically connected to the second device terminal; and a first capacitive element, a first terminal thereof being electrically connected to the second primary region, and a second terminal thereof being electrically connected to the first secondary region.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a gas inlet device (1) for a cylinder of an internal combustion engine. The gas inlet device (1) comprises an inlet port (5), an inlet valve (4), a calibration (6) of the inlet valve (4), means for forming a tumble-type aerodynamic movement of the gas in the cylinder, and a mask (10). Furthermore, the intersection (7) between the inlet port (5) and the calibration (6) is along a straight line not parallel to the plane of the firing face (FF). In addition, the mask (10) is oriented in the same way as the end of the inlet port (5).

Abstract: An electrostatic discharge protection device is provided. The present device relates to a semiconductor device that is particularly suitable as a component for electrostatic discharge protection. The semiconductor device comprises a first structure, including: a third semiconductor region of the second charge type, a fourth semiconductor region of the first charge type and being spaced apart from the third semiconductor region, and a first connection element configured to electrically connect the third semiconductor region to the fourth semiconductor region. The third semiconductor region is arranged in between the first semiconductor region and the fourth semiconductor region, and the fourth semiconductor region is arranged in between the second semiconductor region and the third semiconductor region.

Abstract: The invention provides new heterocyclic compounds having the general formula (I) wherein A, L, Q, U, V, W, X, Z, m, n, and R1 to R4 are as described herein, compositions including the compounds, processes of manufacturing the compounds and methods of using the compounds.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a gas intake pipe (2) for a cylinder of a thermal engine. The pipe comprises means for diverting the gas so as to generate a tumble type aerodynamic motion of the gas within the cylinder. The diversion means comprise at least a “ramp” shape (6) on the lower profile (12) of the pipe and a concave zone on the upper profile (10) of intake pipe (2).