Abstract: A method of Lissajous scanning includes driving a first oscillator structure about a first rotation axis at a first resonance frequency according to a first driving signal, and driving a second oscillator structure about a second rotation axis at a second resonance frequency according to second driving signal different from the first resonance frequency. The first driving signal has a first low level, a first high level, and a first duty cycle, the combination of which produces the first resonance frequency, and the second driving signal has a second low level, a second high level, and a second duty cycle, the combination of which produces the second resonance frequency. At least one of the second low level, the second high level, and the second duty cycle is different from the first low level, the first high level, and the first duty cycle, respectively.

Abstract: A screw connection is formed between steering components, namely a push rod and a fork, in particular of a rear axle steering system. By means of a screw screwed coaxially into one of the two steering components and inserted through an opening in the other steering component, an annular disc-shaped end face of the one steering component is pressed against a likewise annular disc-shaped face of the other steering component. Furthermore, cylindrical mating faces contacting one another are formed by the steering components. In at least one of the two steering components, a transition region is formed between the annular disc-shaped face and the cylindrical mating face, which has at least two different radii of curvature.

Abstract: A multilayer system having at least one anticorrosion layer and a wear protection layer, wherein the anticorrosion layer is formed by a metal nitride or a metal carbonitride which contains at least titanium and magnesium as the metal, wherein the metal nitride or the metal carbonitride further includes at least one rare earth metal, and the wear protection layer is formed by at least one diamond-like metal-free carbon layer. A component having such a multilayer system and a method for producing the multilayer system or the component are also provided.

Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, a method for operating a successive approximation ADC comprising a first capacitor array includes measuring a first weight of an MSB-ath bit of the ADC by applying a first reference voltage to first terminals of capacitors of the first capacitor array corresponding to the MSB-ath bit, applying a second reference voltage to first terminals of capacitors of the first capacitor array corresponding to significant bits lower than the MSB-ath bit, applying the first reference voltage to first terminals of a first set of capacitors of the first capacitor array corresponding to significant bits higher than the MSB-ath bit, and applying the second reference voltage to first terminals of a second set of capacitors of the first capacitor array corresponding to the significant bits higher than the MSB-ath bit; subsequently, a weight of a capacitance of the capacitors corresponding to the MSB-ath bit is successively approximated.

Abstract: A seal assembly includes a piston and a seal. The piston includes a first radial piston wall, a second radial piston wall extending radially further than the first radial piston wall, a groove formed between the first radial piston wall and the second radial piston wall, and a bypass line extending at least partially around the groove. The seal disposed in the groove. The seal includes a first sealing lip extending radially outward beyond the second radial piston wall and a second sealing lip. The second sealing lip is sealed against the first radial piston wall to seal an entry space when acted on by a pressure below a predetermined pressure limit pG, and pivotable radially inward to open the entry space when acted on by a pressure above the predetermined pressure limit pG.

Abstract: A package and electronic device are disclosed. In one example, the electronic device comprises a mounting base, an oblong electric connection element, and a package mounted on the mounting base and comprising a carrier, electronic components mounted on the carrier, and an encapsulant at least partially encapsulating the carrier and the electronic components. A clip is connected to upper main surfaces of the electronic components. The encapsulant partially encapsulates the clip so that an exposed surface of the clip is directly electrically connected with the oblong electric connection element extending along the mounting base.

Abstract: Cementitious compositions and uses of such cementitious compositions especially as tile adhesive, the compositions including or consisting of a) a hydraulic binder itself including (in each case relative to the total dry weight of hydraulic binder) ai) 50-92 w %, preferably 70-77.55 w % of Ordinary Portland Cement, aii) 5-50 w %, preferably 21-30 w % of biomass ash, preferably bagasse ash, b) 0.01-0.5 w %, preferably 0.1-0.45 w % (relative to the total dry weight of the cementitious composition) of cellulose ether, c) optionally 0.05-2.5 w %, preferably 0.1-1 w % (relative to the total dry weight of the cementitious composition) of redispersible polymer powder, and d) optionally at least one activator selected from alkali metal or alkaline earth metal salts of hydroxide, formate, chloride, sulphate, and/or nitrate.

Abstract: A transmission mechanism having a cooling flow path, the transmission mechanism comprising a shaft assembly and an inner cylinder. A first annular rib portion is formed on an outer peripheral wall of one axial end of the inner cylinder to close a gap between the axial end of the inner cylinder and the shaft assembly, and a second annular rib portion is formed on an outer peripheral wall of the other axial end of the inner cylinder to close a gap between the other axial end of the inner cylinder and the shaft assembly, such that a cooling medium entering from an inlet of the shaft assembly can flow through a central hole, a communication hole, an intermediate space and a discharge hole to be discharged to the outside of the shaft assembly. An electric bridge drive system including the transmission mechanism.

Abstract: A die embedded package is disclosed. In one example, the die embedded package includes a first bare die and a second bare die, the first bare die being thinner than the second bare die, a first encapsulation material encapsulating the first bare die, wherein the total thickness of the first encapsulation and the first bare die is approximately equal to the thickness of the second bare die. An outer surface of the first encapsulation material and an outer surface of the second bare die are arranged coplanarly. A first and second set of electrically conductive vias electrically contact the first bare die. A third set of electrically conductive vias electrically contacts the second bare die.

Abstract: A method and a wet bench for processing a plurality of solar cell substrates are described. Each solar cell substrate includes a silicon wafer. The method includes steps of removing at least a partial area of a near-surface layer of the silicon wafer by an etching process by treating the surface of the solar cell substrate with an etching liquid, and producing a silicon oxide thin film at least on a partial surface of the solar cell substrate by treating the partial surface with an oxidising liquid. The solar cell substrates are subjected to process steps (i) and (ii) sequentially, one after the other within a single processing apparatus. The wet bench usable for etching liquid baths as well as oxidation liquid baths in which the solar cell substrates may be superficially oxidised, for example in an ozone-containing solution.

Abstract: An axle assembly for a vehicle includes a banjo axle housing having a central portion that defines a receiving space, a first beam that extends from the central portion in a first axial direction and that defines a first beam hollow in communication with the receiving space, and a second beam that extends from the central portion opposite the first beam in a second axial direction and that defines a second beam hollow in communication with the receiving space. The axle assembly further includes an electric drive unit housed within the banjo axle housing and having a motor disposed within the receiving space that drives rotation of a rotor shaft, a first half shaft that extends within the first beam hollow, and a second half shaft that extends within the second beam hollow. The rotor shaft, the first half shaft, and the second half shaft are coaxially aligned.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a stator carrier includes the step of fashioning a stator carrier body that includes a side wall that extends circumferentially about a hollow. The side wall has an interior surface that defines the hollow and an exterior surface opposite the interior surface. The method of manufacturing the stator carrier further includes the step of, subsequently, providing a fin on the exterior surface of the side wall of the stator carrier body. The fin is coupled to the exterior surface of the side wall and extends axially and circumferentially along the exterior surface of the of the side wall in a winding fashion.

Abstract: A drive unit includes a stator assembly with a stator assembly core having a plurality of teeth that extend from a first end to a second end of the stator assembly core. The teeth have first, second, and third axial extents. The radially inboardmost portions of the first and second axial extents are radially inboard of the radially inboardmost portions of the third axial extent. The drive unit also includes a rotor assembly with first and second rotor bodies, a rotor mid plate, first and second rotor end plates, and a rotor shaft. The rotor assembly defines a portion of a fluid flow path of the drive unit including an interior hollow defined by the rotor shaft and a fluid passage defined by the rotor mid plate. Fluid is conveyed along the portion of the fluid flow path from the interior hollow to the fluid passage to the third axial extent.

Abstract: A two-component composition, component K1, including at least one (meth)acrylate monomer, at least one elastomer having (meth)acrylate end groups, at least one additive selected from the group consisting of activator for free-radical curing, inhibitor for free-radical curing, filler and adhesion promoter; and a component K2 including at least one initiator for free-radical curing wherein the elastomer is a polyurethane (meth)acrylate produced from the reaction of at least one diol including at least one dimer fatty acid-based polyester diol with at least one diisocyanate and a (meth)acrylic acid, a (meth)acrylamide or a (meth)acrylate ester having a hydroxyl group, wherein the at least one diol initially reacts with the diisocyanate which is present in stoichiometric excess and the resulting isocyanate-terminated polyurethane is subsequently reacted with the (meth)acrylic acid, the (meth)acrylamide or the (meth)acrylate ester having a hydroxyl group to afford the elastomer.

Abstract: A method of performing Cross-Domain Spatial matching (CDSM) for monocular object detection in 3D free space surrounding a vehicle includes receiving into an image processing network, from a camera of the vehicle, at least one input image, determining from the input image, a set of 2D image features of potential targets in surrounding the vehicle, transforming the set of 2D image features into a set of 3D image features of the potential targets by aligning a lateral axis and a vertical axis of the 2D image features with, respectively, a tensor height axis and a tensor width axis of a 3D birds eye view grid, applying a CDSM aggregation to the 3D image features to extrapolate depth information, and generating a set of aggregated 3D features to the potential targets, and detecting, based on the aggregated 3D features, one or more objects associated with the potential targets.

Abstract: An electric motor is provided that has a stator and a rotor rotatably mounted in the stator. The stator includes a plurality of motorettes, each having a ferrous metal core segment, and a conductive winding on the core segment. The plurality of motorettes are arranged in a circular arrangement, and a plurality of wedges are provided, with one of the wedges being positioned in each interface between the conductive windings of adjacent ones of the motorettes that presses the conductive windings of the adjacent ones of the motorettes towards respective ones of the ferrous metal core segments. This provides an arrangement with minimal or no air gaps between the conductive windings and the core segments, or an electric insulator on each of the core segments.

Abstract: A method of intelligently allocating power to one or more devices connected to a power delivery system includes detecting an event related to an allocation of power between the one or more connected devices. The method further includes maximizing an initial non-power delivery (non-PD) power provided to at least one of the connected devices based on an available shared capacity (ASC) associated with at least one connected device and also includes allocating power to the at least one connected device using PD protocols.

Abstract: According to various embodiments, a method for code-based generation of a key pair for asymmetric cryptography is described including generating a private key defining a linear code, determining a parity check or generator matrix for the linear code, blinding a sub-matrix of the parity check or generator matrix, generating a blinded inverse matrix by inverting the blinded sub-matrix or by inverting a quadratic matrix contained in the blinded sub-matrix, de-blinding the blinded inverse matrix to generate an inverse matrix and generating a public key for the private key using the inverse matrix.

Abstract: A multi-chip assembly includes: a first power transistor die having a source terminal facing a first direction and a drain terminal facing a second direction opposite the first direction; and a second power transistor die having a drain terminal facing the first direction, and a source terminal facing the second direction. A dielectric material occupies a gap between the first power transistor die and the second power transistor die, and secures the first power transistor die and the second power transistor die to one another. A metallization connects the source terminal of the first power transistor die to the drain terminal of the second power transistor die at a same side of the multi-chip assembly. The gap occupied by the dielectric material is less than 70 ?m. Corresponding methods of producing multi-chip assemblies are also described.

Abstract: A radially compliant connection includes an axis, a first plate with a first connection portion, a second plate with a second connection portion, an intermediate plate with third and fourth connection portions, a first flexible element fixed to the first connection portion and to the third connection portion, and a second flexible element fixed to the second connection portion and to the fourth connection portion. In some example embodiments, the first connection portion has a radially inner surface with a first radius, and the second connection portion has a first radially outer surface with a second radius, less than the first radius. In an example embodiment, the third connection portion has a second radially outer surface with a third radius, equal to the second radius, or the fourth connection portion has a third radially outer surface with a fourth radius, equal to the second radius.