Patents Assigned to Temic Telefunken microelectronic GmbH
  • Publication number: 20040069965
    Abstract: 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2003
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Applicant: TEMIC TELEFUNKEN microelectronic GmbH
    Inventors: Urban Altenrenger, Markus Binder, Georg Dorfinger, Richard Hoffmann, Willy Kring, Klaus Schirmer, Roberto Schlenker
  • Patent number: 6655191
    Abstract: In a method for detecting knocking combustion during the operation of an internal combustion engine with a device for measuring the ionic current, the raw ionic current signal or the evaluated value of the knocking intensity are normalized. This enables the value of the knocking intensity to be reliably compared with a threshold value. The normalization avoids the falsifying influence of large intensity fluctuations of the raw ionic current signal from one combustion cycle to the next without any relation to the true knocking intensity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignees: DaimlerChrysler AG, Temic Telefunken microelectronic GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Hohner, Klaus Knolmayer, Joerg Miroll, Linhard Niemetz
  • Patent number: 6618656
    Abstract: A method for rollover detection for automotive vehicles with safety-related devices, such as roll bars, (side) airbags and seat-belt tensioners involves the following steps and features. An angular rate of rotation (&ohgr;x) around the vehicle longitudinal axis is provided by the signal of a gyrosensor, and an initial position angle (&agr;0) identifying the initial position of the vehicle transverse axis is determined from at least one sensor signal. An integral of the angular rate is added to the initial position angle. The absolute value of the resulting sum, which is proportional to the momentary inclination angle relative to the horizontal plane, is then compared to a trigger threshold that is a function of the angular rate and vehicle-specific parameters. A safety-related device is triggered if the absolute value of the resulting sum exceeds the trigger threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2003
    Assignee: Temic Telefunken microelectronic GmbH
    Inventors: Hermann Kueblbeck, Ernst Rottenkolber, Peter Steiner, Helmut Steurer, Peter Weidel
  • Patent number: 6570188
    Abstract: An optoelectronic component for data transmission with infrared radiation is described. This component integrates in a single housing an infrared transmitter, an infrared receiver and an integrated circuit for signal conditioning. owing to a particular design of the connecting legs, all of which emerge from the housing at one lateral face and are bent twice through 90° so that they extend in part parallel to this lateral face and in part to the rear side, and owing to additional protrusions on the housing in the form of supporting feet and a bearing shoulder, it is possible to process the IrDA transceiver module both in the top view and in the side view position in surface mounting technology. Assembly is performed with an accuracy that is typical for surface mount devices. No additional mounting aids are needed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2003
    Assignee: Temic Telefunken Microelectronic GmbH
    Inventors: Volker Nitsche, Werner Schairer
  • Patent number: 6563232
    Abstract: A passenger protection system is triggered directly at least when a second stage is reached among at least two different stages of an accident hazard an/or accident force, determined in accordance with sensor signals. Already when a first accident hazard and/or accident force stage is reached, at least an indirect trigger command is sent to individual passenger protection systems, a specified time interval is started, and, in the event of the second accident hazard and/or accident force stage not being reached within the specified time interval, a cancel command is sent to cancel the indirect trigger command. On receipt of such an indirect trigger command the passenger protection systems also start a relevant time interval, and in the event of the cancel command not being received on expiry of the relevant time interval, they automatically activate the triggering of the passenger protection systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Temic Telefunken microelectronic GmbH
    Inventors: Richard Baur, Guenter Fendt, Robert Hussmann, Alfons Woehrl
  • Patent number: 6532429
    Abstract: The invention relates to an offset regulation device for a sensor module and a method for realizing such an offset regulation, particularly for acceleration sensors and pressure sensors. The disadvantage of currently used offset regulation devices is that impermissible offset drifts or other errors are not recognized and are camouflaged by the offset regulation device. As a result, the measuring values can be distorted. The offset regulation device according to the invention comprises a monitoring device that is integrated into the offset regulation device and which recognizes and indicates such errors. This monitoring device comprises an analog or digital adder, which detects the deviation of the actual value from the desired value or values depending thereon. If the regulation takes too long because the deviation is too large and the offset is therefore not permissible, then a maximum or minimum value is reached during the adding up in the adder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2003
    Assignee: Temic Telefunken microelectronic GmbH
    Inventors: Gerald Brinks, Thomas Ohgke, Günther Schuster
  • Patent number: 6483160
    Abstract: A micromechanical enclosure suitable for micromechanical sensors, particularly acceleration sensors in the field of automotive vehicles, includes a micromechanical structure on a substrate, a conductor track layer connected to the micromechanical structure on the main surface of the substrate, a cover that covers a part of the main surface of the substrate, and a level compensation layer arranged next to the conductor track layer beneath the contact area during the manufacture of the wafer. A planarizing layer, which forms a level surface, may additionally be applied above this, to form a level area on the substrate which can easily be joined to a level area of the cover by means of a metallic wafer bond. This achieves small overall dimensions and avoids a glass frit bond.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2002
    Assignees: DaimlerChrysler AG, Temic Telefunken microelectronic GmbH
    Inventors: Albert Engelhardt, Bernhard Hartmann, Ulrich Prechtel, Helmut Seidel
  • Patent number: 6477457
    Abstract: Information data and energy are transmitted from a central control to control modules through a bus system in an occupant protection system including occupant protection devices such as airbags. In order to avoid overloading the protection system due to an immediate recharging of an energy storage member after that member triggers an occupant protection device, such recharging is suppressed or interrupted, preferably until a reset command signal is received by the respective control module from the central control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignees: Temic Telefunken microelectronic GmbH, Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Guenter Fendt, Norbert Mueller, Micheal Bischoff, Johannes Rinkens, Stefan Schaeffer, Werner Nitschke, Otto Karl, Joachim Bauer
  • Patent number: 6477456
    Abstract: An unintended triggering of a safety device, such as an airbag in an occupant protection system, especially in motor vehicles is prevented by storing already during manufacturing of the module or modules, a blocking information in a memory location of the module or modules. The blocking information is preferably temporarily stored in place of a rated information, which is then overwritten when the module has been installed in the protection system for activating the system. In addition, the module is protected against electromagnetic and/or electrostatic disturbances at the input to the bus system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignees: Temic Telefunken microelectronic GmbH, Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Bischoff, Johannes Rinkens, Stefan Schaeffer, Guenter Fendt, Werner Nitschke, Otto Karl, Joachim Bauer
  • Patent number: 6460943
    Abstract: A method controls brake pressure for a motor vehicle pressure medium-actuated power brake system in which the adjustment of a proportionality factor (k) between deceleration and brake pressure starting from an initial value (ko) is limited to a range bounded by a lower limit value and an upper limit value in which range the initial value (ko) is contained. This produces a warning travel of the pedal when excessive deviation of the brake pressure from the expected value occurs. The warning travel informs the driver of the braking effect which is deviating excessively from the expected degree. Methods are known in which a specific travel (sp) of the brake pedal is interpreted as a setting of a specific desired deceleration (zs) of the vehicle and the required brake pressure is set automatically if appropriate by incrementally adjusting a variable proportionality factor (k).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2002
    Assignees: DaimlerChrysler AG, Temic Telefunken Microelectronic GmbH
    Inventors: Bernhard Toepfer, Wolfgang Mueller, Michael Reiner, Reinhard Helldoerfer
  • Patent number: 6445592
    Abstract: Assemblies for electronic components, in particular for automotive electronics, must satisfy increasingly stringent demands in terms of quality and especially cost efficiency. These demands are met by the assembly in accordance with the present invention, wherein the electronic components are arranged on a printed circuit board which in turn is firmly and directly connected to the surface of the metal plate. The printed circuit board and the components are molded using a suitable plastic material in such a way that the molding creates a positive connection with the metal plate at the periphery of the printed circuit board, and thus forms a moisture-proof housing both for the printed circuit board and for the components. Further advantages are in the considerable savings in material and also in a reduced production depth in comparison with known assemblies, resulting in the required cost efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2002
    Assignee: TEMIC Telefunken microelectronic GmbH
    Inventor: Klaus Schirmer
  • Patent number: 6422596
    Abstract: In occupant protection systems having a large number of sensors and control modules for triggering occupant protection devices, the amount of wiring is significantly increased if they are to be communicatively connected to a central unit. For this reason, bus systems have already been suggested for the control modules for triggering occupant protection devices. In order to further reduce in the wiring, sensors are at least partially integrated into a bus system with additional control modules that are allocated to these sensors. Within the context of a diagnosis process of interrogation and response, which triggers a function test of the control modules for triggering the occupant protection devices, an actual sensor value is sent to the bus system from the control modules of the sensors as a diagnosis response. This response is processed by the central unit and/or the other control modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignees: Temic Telefunken microelectronic GmbH, Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Guenter Fendt, Michael Bischoff, Johannes Rinkens, Stefan Schaeffer, Peter Steiner, Werner Nitschke, Otto Karl, Joachim Bauer
  • Patent number: 6364004
    Abstract: A cooling fan, in particular a radiator fan for a motor vehicle, includes an electronically commutated electric motor and an electronics casing (21) with an electronic control for controlling the electric motor. The outer surface of the electronics casing (21) has cooling fins (25), the free ends of which project into the cold air flow produced by the impeller (9) of the fan. The free ends (27) of the cooling fins (25) projecting into the cold air flow have air diverting elements through which a part of the predominantly axial cold air flow produced by the impeller (9) is diverted in a radial direction relative to the impeller (9) and then in the longitudinal direction of other ends (29) of the cooling fins (25) arranged on the surface of the electronics casing (21). This provides effective cooling of the electronics casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignees: Temic Telefunken microelectronic GmbH, Temic Automotive Electric Motors GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Ehrmann, Dietrich von Knorre
  • Patent number: 6340642
    Abstract: A process for manufacturing a silicon semiconductor device having a reduced surface recombination velocity of charge carriers within a silicon wafer includes forming a plurality of semiconductor zones in the surface; reducing surface recombination velocity of charge carriers within the silicon wafer by maintaining temperature below 100° C. while sequentially performing the steps of cleaning the surface to remove oxide; drying the surface by blowing a non-oxidizing gas thereon; directly applying a layer of lacquer onto the surface at a temperature below 100° C.; and drying the layer of lacquer at a temperature below 100° C. to generate an electrically non-conducting layer and reduce the surface recombination velocity of charge carriers within the silicon wafer in which the layer of lacquer contains halogen in a concentration of more than 0.1 volume %; and forming at least one conducting structure on the surface of the layer of lacquer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2002
    Assignee: Temic Telefunken microelectronics GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Arndt, Klaus Graff, Alfons Hamberger, Petra Heim
  • Patent number: 6278932
    Abstract: A method for controlling an internal combustion engine with the aid of an engine control unit, having actuators for the electromagnetic valve control, as well as additional actuators, wherein each cylinder head has a separate actuator control unit, which is connected via a data bus to the engine control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2001
    Assignees: Temic Telefunken microelectronic GmbH, DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Hermann Bäumel, Gunther Breu, Günther Alberter, Werner Flierl, Matthias Gramann, Gerhard Hettich, Werner Wiedemann, Wolfgang Thiel
  • Patent number: 6265236
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a light emitting diode with the following process steps. Preparation of a substrate; production on the substrate of a series of layers which include the pn junction, that generates the radiation; production of contact layers on the surface of the layers including the pn junction and generating the radiation, and on the rear side of the substrate; and tempering of the contact layers. The method is characterized by the surface of the layers including the pn junction and generating the radiation being frosted or roughened before the contact layers are deposited. Through frosting the front side, it is possible to increase the luminous efficiency of the diodes by about 25%. Since the frost-etching process is performed before the contact layers are produced, this method can be used when aluminum is to be used as the contact material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2001
    Assignee: Temic Telefunken microelectronic GmbH
    Inventor: Jochen Gerner
  • Patent number: 6233153
    Abstract: A subassembly, intended for use in motor vehicles in particular, consisting of a one-piece or multi-part housing, a plug unit with connecting pins formed integrally with the housing, and a circuit board to accommodate components, wherein the circuit board is configured and arranged in such a way that the connecting pins of the plug unit are guided directly onto or into the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2001
    Assignee: Temic Telefunken microelectronic GmbH
    Inventors: Richard Baur, Peter Hora, Guido Wetzel, Alfons Wöhrl
  • Patent number: 6230546
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for detecting knocking combustion in an internal combustion engine, by evaluating the ionic current signal sensed in the combustion chamber, is especially adapted to correct or compensate the ionic current signal for longterm variations arising therein, for example due to variations in the composition of the fuel as a result of contamination with metallic components or the like. Thereby, erroneous knock recognition is prevented. To achieve this, a frequency-filtered time-sampled knocking component integral of the ionic current signal generated in the present combustion cycle is multiplied by a correction value determined from at least one integral value of the ionic current signal generated during at least one prior combustion cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2001
    Assignees: Temic Telefunken microelectronic GmbH, DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Hartung Wilstermann, Peter Hohner, Peter Bertelshofer, Juergen Schenk
  • Patent number: 6222362
    Abstract: A method is presented for detecting the position and the direction of motion of a movably mounted part on an electric motor that makes provision not only for a single-channel sensor but also a measuring arrangement for the motor current and the rectified motor current by means of which the motor current is activated after operating switching devices to reverse the polarity of the voltage applied to the motor to cause a reversal of the direction of motion. The measuring arrangement establishes from the variation of the motor current over time the point of time of the motor current maximum and transmits this to the evaluation logic. The point of time of the actual reversal of the direction of motion is derived from the point of time of the motor current. Preferably, the current is measured as a reference current value even before falling through the zero crossing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2001
    Assignee: Temic Telefunken Microelectronics GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Schulter, Dieter Driendl, Erwin Kessler, Stephan Kimpfler, Kurt Kleiner
  • Patent number: 6195261
    Abstract: Various devices are known for positioning and aligning direction-sensitive components. It is a disadvantage with these devices that either additional mechanical aids are required or in each case only one component is aligned and positioned in the housing. In the device according to the invention, a movable or elastic printed circuit board is attached to a housing which is shaped in such a way that the direction-sensitive components, modules or function groups affixed to the printed circuit board are positioned and aligned. With this device, even more than one direction-dependent component can be positioned in a housing by simple means and at low cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2001
    Assignee: Temic Telefunken Microelectronic GmbH
    Inventors: Wilfried Babutzka, Oliver Bunz, Thomas Ohgke