Abstract: A method for wafer bonding includes: providing a semiconductor wafer having a first main face; fabricating at least one semiconductor device in the semiconductor wafer, wherein the semiconductor device is arranged at the first main face; generating trenches and a cavity in the semiconductor wafer such that the at least one semiconductor device is connected to the rest of the semiconductor wafer by no more than at least one connecting pillar; arranging the semiconductor wafer on a carrier wafer such that the first main face faces the carrier wafer; attaching the at least one semiconductor device to the carrier wafer; and removing the at least one semiconductor device from the semiconductor wafer by breaking the at least one connecting pillar.

Abstract: A sealing element includes: a waterproofing adhesive layer having first and second major surfaces, an adhesive layer covering at least a portion of the first major surface of the waterproofing adhesive layer, and a carrier layer on the side of the waterproofing adhesive layer opposite to the side of the adhesive layer, wherein the waterproofing adhesive layer is composed of a self-adhering bituminous composition and the adhesive layer is composed of a non-bituminous pressure sensitive adhesive. The sealing element is used as a waterproofing, roofing, vapor barrier, vapor retarder, or a façade membrane, or as a waterproofing, roofing tape, or façade tape.

Abstract: A drive train for a hybrid motor vehicle, having a first electric machine with a rotor, which comprises a rotor support, and with a stator The first electric machine has an installation space which is formed by the outer dimensions of the stator and within which the rotor support is arranged, and a first transmission device for transmitting a torque and a rotation speed. The first transmission device has an installation space which is formed by the outer dimensions of the first transmission device. The first transmission device is arranged on the rotor support such that the installation space of the first transmission device and the installation space of the first electric machine overlap. The first transmission device is designed as a shiftable clutch apparatus and/or as a transmission for converting a torque and a rotation speed.

Abstract: The disclosure discloses a control unit for the electrohydraulic actuation of motor vehicle assemblies, having a main housing and at least one valve unit which can be inserted into the main housing. The valve unit has a metal valve housing for receiving an electrically actuable valve, a plug housing which is fastened to the valve housing and is formed from a plastics material, and a connection contact which is received in the plug housing and can be electrically connected to the valve. A clamping contact for electrically connecting the connection contact of the valve unit to an actuating electronics system is connected to the main housing. The plug housing forms a dielectric resistance between the clamping contact and the valve housing. An installation space-saving and safe control unit is rendered possible owing to the fact that the plug housing forms a dielectric resistance between the clamping contact and the valve housing.

Abstract: A rolling bearing apparatus includes an axis of rotation, a first machine element, a second machine element, a bearing ring attached to the first machine element and arranged concentrically on the axis of rotation, a set of cylinder rollers and a bypass apparatus. The set of cylinder rollers has a plurality of cylinder rollers and a cage. The set of cylinder rollers are arranged radially between the bearing ring and the second machine element, and directed radially transverse to the axis of rotation. The bypass apparatus forms an electrical connection between the first machine element and the second machine element. The bypass apparatus has an electrically conductive bypass conductor formed from loop-shaped stitched fibers and a holder attached on the bearing ring radially between the bearing ring and the first machine element. The holder is electrically conductively connected to the bypass conductor and holds the bypass conductor.

Abstract: A torque transmission device for a motor vehicle includes a rotor carrier mounted rotatably about an axis of rotation, an input hub, an output hub, and a torsion damper. The rotor carrier has a fastening portion and a first flange portion. The fastening portion and the input hub are arranged on a first axial side of the first flange portion and are connected to the first flange portion. The torsion damper has an energy storage element and a damper output part, which includes a second flange portion and an actuating portion operatively connected to the energy storage element. The second flange portion is torque-transmittingly connected to the output hub and the actuating portion. The second flange portion is situated axially between the first flange portion and the output hub. The first flange portion has a through-opening through which the actuating portion passes.

Abstract: A reinforcing element for reinforcing a structural element in a motor vehicle, the reinforcing element including: a carrier; an expandable material, the expandable material being arranged at least partially on the carrier; at least two fixation elements that are connected with the carrier, the fixation elements each including a circular metallic tab with an essentially flat central section adapted for welding, and the fixation elements being arranged in such a way that the reinforcing element is fixable to the structural element with a weld connection between the tabs and the structural element; wherein the circular metallic tabs are enclosed by material of the carrier; and wherein the fixation elements are arranged in a peripheral area of the carrier.

Abstract: An electrically operable axle drive train for a motor vehicle, comprising a first vehicle axle having a first electric machine configured to drive a first vehicle wheel of the first vehicle axle, a second electric machine configured to drive a second vehicle wheel of the first vehicle axle, a steering system configured to steer the motor vehicle, and a control unit designed to actuate the steering system. In response to a malfunction of one of the electric machines in which at least one of a lower speed and a lower torque is applied to one of the vehicle wheels than to the other vehicle wheel, the control unit actuates the steering system to a steering position that counteracts a resulting torque that acts on the motor vehicle in response to the malfunction.

Abstract: According to the disclosure, a pillow block for a pump is connected to a housing by means of a knurl in order to form a hydraulic pump unit in that the knurl is pressed into a first region of a receptacle for the pillow block. The resulting chips can be received in a chip space which is secured by a projection of the pillow block so that the chips are prevented from moving towards the pump. The hydraulic pump unit is easy to install. The knurl allows the torque of the pump to be absorbed and supported in the housing so that precise operation of the pump is made possible. Furthermore, an anti-turn mechanism for the pillow block is obtained.

Abstract: A holder for a self-aligning roller bearing, having a central annular part with lintels fixed on side surfaces thereof in an axial direction and protruding parts which protrude closer to the outer sides in a radial direction than the lintels. The holder includes reinforcement parts fixed to the central annular part and the lintels on outer sides of the lintels in the radial direction and on outer sides of the protruding parts in the axial direction. In cross sections cut out along the axial direction and radial direction, at least a part of a contour line of outer side surfaces of the reinforcement parts in the axial direction extends inwardly in the radial direction while extending toward outwardly in the axial direction. A self-aligning roller bearing having the holder with improved connection strength of connection parts between the lintels and the central annular part prolongs bearing service life.

Abstract: A method for moving a vehicle in a reverse direction is provided. The method includes: providing an internal combustion engine, a transmission, and an electric machine; adjusting a valve timing of either an intake valve or an exhaust valve during a non-firing mode of the internal combustion engine to reduce a rotational resistance; and, rotating the internal combustion in a backwards or reverse direction so that the vehicle moves in a reverse direction.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to an actuator for a parking lock having: an actuation element configured to be axially moved from a normal position to a deflected position; a first energy storage element for transmitting a stored force, the actuation element forced in a direction of the normal position by the stored force; a stopper element; a stopper component; and a holding element configured to be moved between a released position and a locking position. The stopper element and the stopper component are fixed to each other when the actuation element is in the deflected position while the holding element is in the locking position, and the actuation element is held in the deflected position against the stored force of the first energy storage element via the stopper element fixed in the locking position by the holding element. A second energy storage element passively holds the holding element in the locking position.

Abstract: A solder structure and method is disclosed. In one example, the solder structure includes a solder material, and a coating which at least partially coats the solder material and is configured for protecting the solder material against solder spreading. The coating is at least partially disrupted when establishing a solder connection between the solder material and a solderable structure.

Abstract: A method for producing a floor construction on a substrate by applying a screed to the substrate and then applying a seal to the screed. The screed is based on a screed composition which includes an aluminate binder, a calcium sulfate binder and fillers, where the amount of filler is 30 to 80 wt % and the total amount of aluminate binder and calcium sulfate binder is 20 to 70 wt % and the weight ratio of aluminate binder to calcium sulfate binder is in the range from 1:1 to 1:5. The method enables a short production time and at the same time improved adhesion between screed and seal.

Abstract: One example of a semiconductor package includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a semiconductor die, and a spacer. The semiconductor die is attached to the first substrate. The spacer is attached to the semiconductor die and attached to the second substrate via solder. A surface of the second substrate facing the spacer includes a plurality of recesses extending from proximate at least one edge of the spacer to contain a portion of the solder.

Abstract: A scanning system includes a scanning structure configured to rotate about at least one first scanning axis; a driver configured to drive the scanning structure about the at least one first scanning axis and detect a position of the scanning structure with respect to the at least one first scanning axis during movement of the scanning structure; a segmented pixel sensor including a plurality of sub-pixel elements arranged in a pixel area; and a controller configured to selectively activate and deactivate the plurality of sub-pixel elements into at least one active cluster and at least one deactivated cluster to form at least one active pixel from the at least one active cluster, receive first position information from the driver indicating the detected position of the scanning structure, and dynamically change a clustering of activated sub-pixel elements and a clustering of deactivated sub-pixel elements based on the first position information.

Abstract: A described method for operating a battery converter in a system, in which, in addition to the battery converter, an inverter, which is connected to a grid, and a DC load are connected to a common intermediate circuit via a DC bus, includes: —controlling an exchange power of the battery converter using a battery, which is connected to the battery converter, depending on a voltage of the intermediate circuit in accordance with a converter characteristic curve, —identifying a decrease in the intermediate circuit voltage below a rectifying value of the permissible AC voltage of the grid connected to the inverter, and—if the decrease is identified, temporarily shifting the converter characteristic curve so that a maximum discharging power of the battery converter is reached at a value of the intermediate circuit voltage that is above or at the rectifying value. A battery converter, which is configured to carry out the method, and a system having such a battery converter are also described.

Abstract: A MicroElectroMechanical (MEMS) device includes a suspended electrode structure anchored to a substrate, the MEMS device having a MEMS resonance mode, and a Tuned Mass Damping (TMD) structure, wherein a portion of the suspended electrode structure forms a TMD structure having a TMD spring element and a TMD mass element, for providing a TMD resonance mode counteracting the MEMS resonance mode.

Abstract: A method for producing MEMS components comprises generating a carrier having a plurality of recesses. An adhesive structure is arranged on the carrier and in the recesses. A semiconductor wafer is generated, which has a plurality of MEMS structures arranged at the first main surface of the semiconductor wafer. The adhesive structure is attached to the first main surface of the semiconductor wafer, with the recesses being arranged above the MEMS structures and the adhesive structure not contacting the MEMS structures. The semiconductor wafer is singulated into a plurality of MEMS components by applying a mechanical dicing process.

Abstract: A sound transducer device includes a multilayer component board having a first side and an opposite second side, and a sound port extending between the first and second sides of the multilayer component board. The sound transducer also includes a MEMS sound transducer die including a suspended membrane structure, wherein the MEMS sound transducer die is arranged at the first side of the multilayer component board such that the suspended membrane structure is in fluid communication with the sound port. The sound transducer also includes a mesh structure for providing an environmental barrier, the mesh structure covering the sound port from either one of the first and second sides of the multilayer component board.