Abstract: A capacitive sensor includes a first electrode structure; a second electrode structure that is counter to the first electrode structure, wherein the second electrode structure is movable relative to the first electrode structure and is capacitively coupled to the first electrode structure to form a capacitor having a capacitance that changes with a change in a distance between the first electrode structure and second electrode structure; a signal generator configured to apply an electrical signal at an input or at an output of the capacitor to induce a voltage transient response at the output of capacitor; and a diagnostic circuit configured to detect a fault in the capacitive sensor by measuring a time constant of the first voltage transient response and detecting the fault based on the time constant and based on whether the first electrical signal is the pull-in signal or the non-pull-in signal.

Abstract: A molded semiconductor package includes: a semiconductor die embedded in a mold compound; a first heat spreader partly embedded in the mold compound and thermally coupled to a first side of the semiconductor die; and a second heat spreader partly embedded in the mold compound and thermally coupled to a second side of the semiconductor die opposite the first side. The first heat spreader includes at least one heat dissipative structure protruding from a side of the first heat spreader uncovered by the mold compound and facing away from the semiconductor die. The mold compound is configured to channel a fluid over the at least one heat dissipative structure in a direction parallel to the first side of the power semiconductor die. Corresponding methods of production and electronic assemblies are also described.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a Group III nitride-based transistor device includes a source electrode, a drain electrode and a gate electrode positioned on a first major surface of a Group III nitride based-based layer, wherein the gate electrode is laterally arranged between the source electrode and the drain electrode, a passivation layer arranged on the first major surface and a field plate coupled to the source electrode, the field plate having a lower surface arranged on the passivation layer. The field plate is laterally arranged between and laterally spaced apart from the gate electrode and the drain electrode.

Abstract: A blade assembly for a torque converter includes a shell defining an inner surface and a plurality of blades arranged around the inner surface of the shell. The plurality of blades each include a curved portion contacting the inner surface. The plurality of blades each further include a curved region axially spaced from the respective curved portion. The plurality of blades each further include an end extending from the respective curved portion to the respective curved region. Each end includes a notch arranged radially closer to the respective curved region than to the respective curved portion.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a silicon carbide semiconductor body having a source region of a first conductivity type and a body region of a second conductivity type; and a trench structure extending from a first surface into the silicon carbide semiconductor body along a vertical direction, the trench structure having a gate electrode and a gate dielectric. The trench structure is stripe-shaped and runs along a longitudinal direction that is perpendicular to the vertical direction. The source region includes a first source sub-region and a second source sub-region alternately arranged along the longitudinal direction. A doping concentration profile of the first source sub-region along the vertical direction differs from a doping concentration profile of the second source sub-region along the vertical direction. A corresponding method of manufacturing the semiconductor device is also described.

Abstract: An infrared emitter with a glass lid for emitting infrared radiation comprises a package enclosing a cavity, wherein a first part is transparent for infrared radiation and a second part comprises a glass material and a heating structure configured for emitting the infrared radiation, wherein the heating structure is arranged in the cavity between the first part and the second part of the package.

Abstract: An electric vehicle module assembly including a steering actuator sub-assembly connected to a beam axle sub-assembly. The steering actuator sub-assembly provides multiple functions, including the inherent function of the steering actuator to improve the turning radius of the electric vehicle, as well as positioning the center of gravity of the electric vehicle module assembly in a more desirable position such that NVH issues are reduced for the electric vehicle.

Abstract: The systems, methods and apparatuses described herein provide a virtual integrated circuit card (ICC). In one aspect, a method of creating a virtual ICC may be provided. The method may comprise obtaining executable code configured to run on a user device to facilitate financial transactions, preparing a first encryption key usable by the executable code, receiving a second encryption key associated with the user device, forming a virtual ICC comprising the executable code and the first encryption key, and encrypting the virtual ICC with the second encryption key. In another aspect, a virtual ICC may be embodied on a non-transitory computer-readable medium. The virtual ICC may comprise executable code configured to run on a user device to facilitate financial transactions and a first encryption key usable by the executable code. The virtual ICC may be encrypted using a second encryption key associated with the user device.

Abstract: An improved seal assembly is disclosed herein that includes an outer cap, a ring, and a spring washer. The ring can be configured to repeatedly engage with a contact element defined on a bearing ring during rotation such that the ring vibrates, thereby promoting the removal of debris from the seal assembly.

Abstract: A roller freewheel unit for a vehicle includes an outer sleeve element, an inner ring element and a cage element for accommodating spring/roller elements. The inner ring element has at least one radially protruding sliding shoe element, which can be inserted into a corresponding receptacle of the cage element in the axial direction in order to interconnect the inner ring element and the cage element. The inner ring element may have multiple sliding shoe elements arranged on the circumference of the inner ring element, and the cage element may have correspondingly arranged receptacles. The outer sleeve element may be slid onto outer surfaces of the sliding shoe elements in such a manner that the outer sleeve element is centered and supported by the sliding shoe elements.

Abstract: A method is disclosed. In one example, the method includes bonding a first panel of a first material to a base panel in a first gas atmosphere, wherein multiple hermetically sealed first cavities encapsulating gas of the first gas atmosphere are formed between the first panel and the base panel. The method further includes bonding a second panel of a second material to at least one of the base panel and the first panel, wherein multiple second cavities are formed between the second panel and the at least one of the base panel and the first panel.

Abstract: A slip clutch device for an electric driving machine includes a rotation axis, an input side rotatable about the rotation axis, an output side rotatable about the rotation axis, and a slip clutch connecting the input side to the output side in a torque-limiting manner. The slip clutch includes an electrical insulation element for preventing an electrical disruptive discharge line between the input side and the output side, a friction disc, and a friction plate, pressed against the friction disc in a contact region in a frictionally engaged torque-transmitting manner. The friction disc or the friction plate is formed from an electrically insulating material in an insulation region extending radially over the contact region, and the insulation region is a bearing structure for radially transmitting torque.

Abstract: A method controls a hydraulic system for an actuation device and a cooling and/or lubricating device of a motor vehicle. The hydraulic system has a pump, multiple first actuation valves which are each arranged between a system rail connected to a pump outlet and a hydraulic consumer, as well as an additional valve which is arranged between the pump outlet and a coolant and/or lubricant supply line. The pump is switched between a normal operation and an enhanced operation according to an existing total energy demand of the hydraulic consumer. In normal operation, the pump is permanently driven and the additional valve is opened and closed to control pressure in the system rail. In enhanced operation, the pump is permanently driven, the additional valve is permanently closed and each of the actuation valves is operated according to an individual energy demand of the respective hydraulic consumer.

Abstract: A circuit is provided that comprises a transformer having a first coil, which is arranged on a substrate, a second coil, which is arranged above the first coil on the substrate, and a dielectric between the first coil and the second coil. The circuit furthermore comprises a resonant circuit, which is couplable to the first coil and/or the second coil to form a resonant loop, wherein a measure of a characteristic frequency of the resonant loop and/or a measure of a power consumption of the resonant loop is able to be tapped off at an output of the resonant circuit. A corresponding method is also provided.

Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, a gas-sensitive device includes a substrate structure, and a gas sensitive capacitor. The gas sensitive capacitor a first capacitor electrode in form of a gas-sensitive layer on a first main surface region of an insulation layer, and a second capacitor electrode in form of a buried conductive region below the insulation layer, so that the insulation layer is arranged between the first and second capacitor electrode. The gas-sensitive layer comprises a sheet impedance which changes in response to the adsorption or desorption of gas molecules.

Abstract: A slave device is provided for a clutch system of a motor vehicle, in particular a clutch slave cylinder, in the form of a concentric slave cylinder. The slave device includes a housing element having, in its interior, a pressure chamber and an annular gap arranged on the outside of the housing element wherein the annular gap is in fluid communication with the pressure chamber. A clutch system for a vehicle includes the slave device, clutch apparatus for connecting an input side to an output side, a transmission housing on the output side, and seals of the slave device lying against the transmission housing in the radial direction for sealing the annular gap.

Abstract: A method includes detecting a voltage at a configuration terminal of a mobile industry processor interface (MIPI) radio frequency front end (RFFE) device with a timing based on a MIPI RFFE signal received by the MIPI RFFE device, and setting an address for the MIPI RFFE device based on the detected voltage.

Abstract: Optical elements with anisotropic, patterned surface relief microstructures in which information is encoded in the distribution of the orientation of different zones. From the analysis of the distribution of the light scattered from the element, the orientation distribution in the element and therefore the encoded information can be evaluated. The elements are particularly useful for securing documents and articles against counterfeiting and falsification.

Abstract: A power cable assembly includes a power cable core. The power cable core has a longitudinally extending cooling tube comprising a thermally conductive wall defining an interior channel for circulating, between a coolant inlet and a coolant outlet of the cooling tube, a coolant medium; a longitudinally extending electrical conductor configured to be coupled via first and second connectors to respective electrical connections of a power distribution system; and a first insulating layer surrounding the power cable core. The electrical conductor is arranged to surround the cooling tube at least partially such that at least a portion of an external surface of the thermally conductive wall is provided in direct contact with a corresponding portion of the electrical conductor over a heat exchange region so as to transfer heat from the electrical conductor to the coolant medium circulating in the interior channel of the cooling tube.

Abstract: A stator for an electric machine, in particular for use in a hybrid or fully electric drive train of a motor vehicle. The stator has a cylindrical opening which extends axially through the stator and on which a plurality of stator slots are present, the stator slots being arranged in a peripherally distributed manner and extending radially outward from an inner cylinder jacket surface of the cylindrical opening and being formed over the entire axial length of the stator. The, stator slots each have a slot base on the radially outer end thereof and an air gap to a rotor, which can be received in the cylindrical opening, on the radially inner end thereof. The stator windings have winding wires arranged in the stator slots and the stator windings are designed as a wave winding having a first winding mat and a second winding mat.