Abstract: A control device in a vehicle is used for controlling a plurality of vehicle functions. An air interface is provided, via which the control device in the vehicle may be accessed from an input device.

Abstract: A high-voltage component and a method for its manufacture. The component functions to switch currents at high voltages. The component is composed of partial components that are connected in series and are laterally supported on a self-supporting semiconductor wafer. The partial components switch through, for example, at a given voltage applied between a first bridge cathode and an anodic metallization.

Abstract: A high-voltage component and a method for its manufacture are proposed, that function to switch currents at high voltages. The component is composed of partial components (10) that are connected in series and are laterally supported on a self-supporting semiconductor wafer (14), the partial components switching through, for example, at a given voltage applied between a first bridge cathode (22) and an anodic metallization (7).

Abstract: A break-over photodiode, designed as a light-sensitive thyristor, can be stacked using a series connection with a plurality of break-over photodiodes, such stacking representing a high-voltage break-over diode. The break-over photodiode can be triggered by lateral illumination in an edge zone, and includes a gate-layer resistivity under the emitter which is greater in an edge zone of the break-over photodiode than in the central zone of the break-over photodiode. The light sensitivity of the laterally illuminatable break-over photodiode is increased by a greater gate-layer resistivity in the edge zone as compared to the central zone.