Abstract: An apparatus for the light-supported precipitation of an electrolyte on a semiconductor component comprises a plating bath with an electrolyte, a first electrode arranged in the plating bath and a second electrode arranged outside the plating bath, a holding device for the semiconductor component and an irradiation device for irradiating the semiconductor component with electromagnetic radiation, the irradiation device being arranged outside the plating bath.

Abstract: A semiconductor component, especially in the form of a solar cell, comprises a semiconductor substrate of a planar design having a first side, a second side lying opposite thereto and a surface normal standing vertically on sides and, at least one dielectric passivation layer arranged on the second side, at least one electrically conductive contact layer arranged on the passivation layer, a well solderable cover layer arranged on the contact layer and an adhesive layer arranged between the cover layer and the contact layer.

Abstract: A semiconductor component, especially a solar cell comprises a semiconductor substrate of a planar design having a first side and a second side lying opposite thereto, at least one contact structure arranged on at least one side of the semiconductor substrate, the at least one contact structure exhibiting a diffusion barrier to prevent the diffusion of ions from the contact structure into the semiconductor substrate.

Abstract: A semiconductor component, in particular in the form of a solar cell, comprises a two-dimensional semiconductor substrate with a first side, a second side which is arranged opposite thereto, a surface normal which is perpendicular to said first and second sides, and a plurality of recesses which are at least arranged on the second side and extend in the direction of the surface normal, at least one dielectric passivation layer which is arranged on the second side, an electrically conducting contact layer arranged on the passivation layer, a plurality of contact elements for electrically connecting the contact layer with the semiconductor substrate, which contact elements are electrically conductive, are in electrically conducting connection with both the semiconductor substrate and with the contact layer, fill at least 50 %, in particular at least 90%, preferably 100% of in each case one of the recesses, project beyond the recesses with a projection in the direction perpendicular to the surface normal and are

Abstract: A method for the production of a contact structure of a semiconductor component comprises the masking of at least one side of a semiconductor substrate with a coating and the partial removal thereof in at least one pre-determined region.

Abstract: A method for the production of a contact structure of a solar cell allows p-contacts and n-contacts to be produced simultaneously.

Abstract: A semiconductor component comprises a semiconductor substrate comprising a front surface, a back surface which is opposite thereto, and a surface normal which is perpendicular to the front and back surfaces, a first contact structure which is electrically conductive and is electrically connected to the front surface of the semiconductor substrate via at least one point-shaped front contact, and a second contact structure which is electrically conductive and is electrically connected to the back surface of the semiconductor substrate.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for preprocessing of pilot symbols for channel estimation. The pilot symbols are transmitted from a base station and are received by a mobile radio, and are available in the mobile radio. The apparatus includes a low-pass filter apparatus for filtering the received pilot symbols, with a setting of the low-pass filter apparatus depending on the relative speed of the mobile radio with respect to the base station.

Abstract: A device for calculating an overall frequency-offset estimate from a plurality of frequency-offset estimates includes a receiver unit configured to receive a plurality of data streams, a phase shift estimation unit configured to generate a phase shift quantity representative of a phase shift over a number of consecutive data samples in the respective data stream, and a phase shift processing unit coupled to the phase shift estimation unit and configured to calculate a quantity related to the signal-to-noise ratio associated with a data stream on the basis of the respective phase shift quantity. Further, the device includes a frequency-offset estimation unit configured to generate frequency-offset estimates associated with the respective data streams, and a combiner configured to calculate an overall frequency-offset estimate on the basis of the frequency-offset estimates and on the basis of the quantities related to the signal-to-noise ratios.

Abstract: A mobile communication system is provided with a system for frequency correction in a reception apparatus which has a first control system, device or loop for detecting a frequency discrepancy in received signals and for appropriate correction of the frequency supplied to a mixer stage, and a second control system, device or loop for detecting a frequency discrepancy in received signals and for subsequent computerized correction thereof on the basis of the CORDIC algorithm.

Abstract: A transmitter is configured to transmit a transmit signal modulated according to a first modulation scheme, the first modulation scheme being associated with a set of first constellation points. The transmitter transmits at least a part of the transmit signal based on a subset of the first constellation points, wherein the subset of first constellation points approximates second constellation points of a set of second constellation points associated with a second modulation scheme. The first and second modulation schemes are different from one another.

Abstract: The invention provides a method of forming a polycrystalline semiconductor film on a supporting substrate of foreign material. The method involves depositing a metal film onto the substrate, forming a film of metal oxide and/or hydroxide on a substrate of the metal, and forming a layer of an amorphous semiconductor material over a surface of the metal oxide and/or hydroxide film. The entire sample is then heated to a temperature at which the semiconductor layer is absorbed into the metal layer and deposited as a polycrystalline layer onto the target surface by metal-induced crystallization. The metal is left as an overlayer covering the deposited polycrystalline layer, with semiconductor inclusions in the metal layer. The polycrystalline semiconductor film and the overlayer are generated by porous interfacial metal oxide nd/or hydroxide film.

Abstract: A method of monitoring a surveillance area with sensors of a monitoring system has the steps of extracting from signals of the sensors elements of the surveillance area and attributes allocated to the elements, initially deriving text attributes from the attributes extracted from the sensor and allocating the same to the elements, and storing the elements and their attributes in a memory device.

Abstract: A receiver device includes a first mixer for production of a first analogue intermediate signal by down-mixing of a radio-frequency signal. The device also includes an A/D converter for production of a first digital intermediate signal, a second mixer for production of a second digital intermediate signal from the first digital intermediate signal, and a third mixer for production of a digital baseband signal from the second digital intermediate signal. The second mixer has a higher sampling frequency than the third mixer.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for preprocessing of pilot symbols for channel estimation. The pilot symbols are transmitted from a base station and are received by a mobile radio, and are available in the mobile radio. The apparatus includes a low-pass filter apparatus for filtering the received pilot symbols, with a setting of the low-pass filter apparatus depending on the relative speed of the mobile radio with respect to the base station.

Abstract: A device for determination of the frequency discrepancy (105) between a mobile radio and a base station which is transmitting a sequence of symbols, having a unit (6-11) for calculation of terms, with one term being formed from two symbols in the sequence received by the mobile radio, and in which case the phase difference of the two symbols can be determined from the term, a unit (14, 15) for formation of groups from the terms, with one term being assigned to one group on the basis of features of the symbols on which it is based, and a unit (39) for calculation of the discrepancy (105) on the basis of a group.

Abstract: A mobile communication system is provided with a system for frequency correction in a reception apparatus which has a first control system, device or loop for detecting a frequency discrepancy in received signals and for appropriate correction of the frequency supplied to a mixer stage, and a second control system, device or loop for detecting a frequency discrepancy in received signals and for subsequent computerized correction thereof on the basis of the CORDIC algorithm.