Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for heating plastic preforms, having a transport device which transports the plastic preforms along a predetermined transport path, the transport device having a circulating transport and a plurality of holding devices for holding the plastic preforms, having a plurality of heating devices which are arranged stationarily along the transport path, in such a way that the plastic preforms transported along the transport path are heated by these heating devices, the heating devices each having a plurality of heating lamps, and the apparatus having a detection device which is configured to detect a failure of the heating lamps, wherein the apparatus has a control device which is configured to control the apparatus in dependence on a number of heating lamps detected having failed.

Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a conductive line, the conductive line having a conductive layer made of a metal or a first compound including a metal and a capping layer made of a second compound comprising the metal, the capping layer being in contact with the conductive layer, the first compound being different from the second compound.

Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a conductive line, the conductive line having a conductive layer made of a metal or a first compound including a metal and a capping layer made of a second compound comprising the metal, the capping layer being in contact with the conductive layer, the first compound being different from the second compound.