Abstract: The invention relates to a compact low-pressure discharge lamp (1) comprising a discharge vessel (3) with electrodes and power supply leads (7), a discharge vessel mount on which the discharge vessel is mounted, and a cap (10), which comprises a housing (11), connecting contacts (12) and a mounting plate (13) with a ballast apparatus (15), with the mounting plate being fitted with the ballast arrangement in the interior of the cap housing, and having connections for electrical connection of the mounting plate to the power supply leads and to the connecting contacts. The discharge vessel mount in this case comprises a plate (5) which is mounted in a further mount, with the further mount in turn being mounted on the housing of the cap. The further mount may be in the form of an enveloping bulb (2) or a reflector for the discharge vessel, or in the form of a closure cap (20) for the cap housing.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing structures on the surface of a semiconductor wafer, in which after the generation of a primary layout corresponding to the structures to be produced in accordance with predetermined desired physical parameters of the structures, calculation of the parasitic fault parameters that would result from the semiconductor structures after production using the primary layout, correction of the layout to suit the results of the step of calculating the parasitic fault parameters, and production of a mask based on the layout that has been corrected to suit the parasitic fault parameters, the surface of a semiconductor wafer is structured using an etching process. The structuring process leads to production- or technology-dictated deviations from the shapes that are produced on the mask based on the corrected layout, and the primary layout is corrected on the basis of the production- or technology-dictated deviations of the structures.

Abstract: A binaural communication link between two hearing devices is established via at least one wire (7w) and a conductor, which is formed by individual's body (7B).

Abstract: A hearing aid is provided with mechanical and electrical links for connecting modules of the hearing aid. The links can also be used for connecting the hearing aid to another appliance. The mechanical link is magnetic.

Abstract: A fastening system with

Abstract: A fastening system comprises a screw including a thread formed on a shank and configured to form a threaded bore in a plug made of a plastic material, and at least one notch formed in the shank between at least two adjacent turns of the thread. The system also comprises a clip including first and second clip bows connected at joined portions thereof. The first and second clip bows further have firs and second through apertures in their central portions which are aligned and sized to define a channel for allowing the shank of the screw to pass through. At least one of the first and second through apertures has an internal thread matching with the thread of the screw. The clip has at least one resilient lug adapted to engage with the at least one notch when the screw is fastened into the internal thread.

Abstract: A fastening assembly for fastening a first member to a second member comprising at least one threaded fastener having a head at one end thereof, the head having engagement surfaces for a tool, a threaded shank, the other end of the shank having engagement surfaces for a tool, at least one receiving bore in the first member into which the threaded shank is threaded in a pre-mounted state from one end thereof, with the head being spaced from the associated surface of the first member, the second member being preferably of thin sheet material and having at least one elongated opening, the opening having a first portion adapted to allow the entrance of head and a smaller portion adapted to accommodate the shank while the head grips behind the edge of the opening.