Abstract: A variety of applications can include apparatus having a memory device structured with a circuit under array (CuA) architecture. A page buffer region in the CuA can be formed with a periphery region that is horizontally adjacent to the page buffer region. Contacts to gates for transistors in the page buffer region can be formed to land only on these gates, separating and electrically isolating the contacts and associated gates from each other in the page buffer region. Contacts to gates for transistors in the periphery region can be formed to land on conductive regions disposed on gates for transistors in the periphery region.

Abstract: A piston for an internal combustion engine, in particular for a diesel engine, comprises an iron-based alloy having the following alloy elements in percent by weight (wt %): Carbon (C): 0.07 to 0.24; Chromium (Cr): >7.0 to 12.5; Molybdenum (Mo): 0.3 to 1.2; Manganese (Mn): 0.3 to 0.9; Silicon (Si): <0.5; Copper (Cu): <0.3; Nickel (Ni): <0.8; Vanadium (V): 0.15 to 0.35; Sulfur (S): <0.015; Phosphorus (P): <0.025; Niobium (Nb): <0.1; Nitrogen (N): <0.07; Aluminum (Al): <0.04; Tungsten (W): <2.5 and the remainder being iron (Fe) and unavoidable impurities. Further included is the use of such an iron-based alloy for pistons of an internal combustion engine, in particular of a diesel engine.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a time-of-flight distance measuring device. The light source (24) includes a plurality of emitting portions (70, 72), each of which illuminates a respective one of the sub-regions (R1, R2). The light receiver (26) includes a plurality of receiving portions (74, 76) corresponding to respective ones of the emitting portions (70, 72). The first controller (28) controls (i) a first emitting portion (70) to emit the emitted light including an Nth-order harmonic component of a fundamental frequency and (ii) a second emitting portion (72) to emit the emitted light including an Mth-order harmonic component. The second controller (30) controls a particular receiving portion (74) corresponding to the first emitting portion (70) to be sensible to the Nth-order Mth-order harmonic components. The multipath detector (82) detects occurrence of the multipath error when the particular receiving portion (74) senses both the Nth-order and Mth-order components.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing an engine component, in particular a piston for an internal combustion engine, wherein an aluminum alloy is cast in the gravity die casting process and wherein the aluminum alloy has 7 to <14.5 wt % silicon, >1.2 to ?4 wt % nickel, >3.7 to <10 wt % copper, <1 wt % cobalt, 0.1 to 1.5 wt % magnesium, 0.1 to ?0.7 wt % iron, 0.1 to ?0.7 wt % manganese, >0.1 to <0.5 wt % zirconium, ?0.1 to ?0.3 wt % vanadium, 0.05 to 0.5 wt % titanium, and 0.004 to ?0.05 wt % phosphorus as alloying elements and aluminum and unavoidable contaminants as the remainder. The aluminum alloy can optionally comprise beryllium, wherein the calcium content is limited to a low level.

Abstract: An aluminum alloy, and in particular a cast aluminum alloy, for producing an engine component, in particular a piston for an internal combustion engine, consists of the following alloying elements: Silicon: 10% by weight to <13% by weight, nickel: to <0.6% by weight, copper: 1.5% by weight to <3.6% by weight, magnesium: 0.5% by weight to 1.5% by weight, iron: 0.1% by weight to 0.7% by weight, manganese: 0.1 to 0.4% by weight, zirconium: >0.1 to <0.3% by weight, vanadium: >0.08 to <0.2% by weight, titanium: 0.05 to <0.2% by weight, phosphorus: 0.0025 to 0.008% by weight, and as balance aluminum and unavoidable impurities.

Abstract: A method for reading a demodulation pixel of a distance sensor for determining a distance, in particular for determining the difference between two charge quantities independently of the total magnitude of the charge quantities, and also a distance sensor are proposed. For faster signal processing, provision is made for applying a variable control voltage to the transfer gates for influencing the potential wall, and lowering the respective potential walls of the corresponding transfer gates, before and/or until from the storage gates in each case charge carriers can surmount the respective potential wall of the corresponding transfer gate and pass to the assigned floating diffusion.

Abstract: In order to measure distances precisely, a receiver device for determining a distance from an object is proposed, comprising: a receiver having a semiconductor structure with a photosensitive region for generating photo-induced charge carriers, which region faces the rear side, and having a transportation region, which faces the front side, wherein the photosensitive region and the transportation region are spatially separated from one another by a separation layer which has a passage between the photosensitive region and the transportation region, wherein the transportation region has an arrangement of at least two gates lying one next to the other, at least one of the gates thereof being located in the overlapping region of the passage.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a time-of-flight distance measuring device. The light source includes a plurality of emitting portions, each of which illuminates a respective one of the sub-regions. The light receiver includes a plurality of receiving portions corresponding to respective ones of the emitting portions. The first controller controls (i) a first emitting portion to emit the emitted light including an Nth-order harmonic component of a fundamental frequency and (ii) a second emitting portion to emit the emitted light including an Mth-order harmonic component. The second controller controls a particular receiving portion corresponding to the first emitting portion to be sensible to the Nth-order Mth-order harmonic components. The multipath detector detects occurrence of the multipath error when the particular receiving portion senses both the Nth-order and Mth-order components.

Abstract: A method for producing an engine component, more particularly a piston for an internal combustion engine, in which an aluminum alloy is cast using the gravity die casting method is provided. The aluminum alloy comprises: 9 to ?10.5% by weight silicon, >2.0 to <3.5% by weight nickel, >3.7 to 5.2% by weight copper, <1% by weight cobalt, 0.5 to 1.5% by weight magnesium, 0.1 to 0.7% by weight iron, 0.1 to 0.4% by weight manganese, >0.1 to <0.2% by weight zirconium, >0.1 to <0.2% by weight vanadium, 0.05 to <0.2% by weight titanium, 0.004 to 0.008% by weight phosphorus, with aluminum and unavoidable impurities constituting the rest. An engine component, in particular a piston, wherein the engine component consists, at least partially, of the aluminum alloy, and the use of an aluminum alloy to produce the engine component, is also provided.

Abstract: A method for reading a demodulation pixel of a distance sensor for determining a distance, in particular for determining the difference between two charge quantities independently of the total magnitude of the charge quantities, and also a distance sensor are proposed. For faster signal processing, provision is made for applying a variable control voltage to the transfer gates for influencing the potential wall, and lowering the respective potential walls of the corresponding transfer gates, before and/or until from the storage gates in each case charge carriers can surmount the respective potential wall of the corresponding transfer gate and pass to the assigned floating diffusion.

Abstract: A method is described for producing an engine component, more particularly a piston for an internal combustion engine, in which an aluminium alloy is cast using the gravity die casting method and wherein the aluminium alloy comprises the following alloy elements: 9 to ?10.5% by weight silicon, >2.0 to <3.5% by weight nickel, >3.7 to 5.2% by weight copper, <1% by weight cobalt, 0.5 to 1.5% by weight magnesium, 0.1 to 0.7% by weight iron, 0.1 to 0.4% by weight manganese, >0.1 to <0.2% by weight zirconium, >0.1 to <0.2% by weight vanadium, 0.05 to <0.2% by weight titanium, 0.004 to 0.008% by weight phosphorus, wherein said aluminium alloy further comprises aluminium and unavoidable impurities.

Abstract: In order to measure distances precisely, a receiver device for determining a distance from an object is proposed, comprising: a receiver having a semiconductor structure with a photosensitive region for generating photo-induced charge carriers, which region faces the rear side, and having a transportation region, which faces the front side, wherein the photosensitive region and the transportation region are spatially separated from one another by a separation layer which has a passage between the photosensitive region and the transportation region, wherein the transportation region has an arrangement of at least two gates lying one next to the other, at least one of the gates thereof being located in the overlapping region of the passage.

Abstract: TOF distance sensor for capturing the distance to an object by receiving radiation reflected by the object, said radiation emanating from a radiation source modulated by a modulation frequency, comprising a pixel matrix for recording a pixel image. The pixel matrix consists of demodulation pixels which are designed for rear-side reception of the radiation. The demodulation pixels comprise a conversion region for generating charge carriers from the received radiation, and a separating device for separating the charge carriers in accordance with the modulation frequency, and also a stop for partitioning-off the conversion region from the separating device in relation to the charge carriers, and also an aperture for passing the charge carriers from the conversion region into the separating device. The TOF distance sensor is embodied in such a way that in each case at least two demodulation pixels form a common aperture.

Abstract: A method for producing an engine component, more particularly a piston for an internal combustion engine, in which an aluminium alloy is cast using the gravity die casting method is provided. The aluminium alloy comprises: 9 to ?10.5% by weight silicon, >2.0 to <3.5% by weight nickel, >3.7 to 5.2% by weight copper, <1% by weight cobalt, 0.5 to 1.5% by weight magnesium, 0.1 to 0.7% by weight iron, 0.1 to 0.4% by weight manganese, >0.1 to <0.2% by weight zirconium, >0.1 to <0.2% by weight vanadium, 0.05 to <0.2% by weight titanium, 0.004 to 0.008% by weight phosphorus, with aluminium and unavoidable impurities constituting the rest. An engine component, in particular a piston, wherein the engine component consists, at least partially, of the aluminium alloy, and the use of an aluminium alloy to produce the engine component, is also provided.

Abstract: TOF distance sensor for capturing the distance to an object by receiving radiation reflected by the object, said radiation emanating from a radiation source modulated by a modulation frequency, comprising a pixel matrix for recording a pixel image. The pixel matrix consists of demodulation pixels which are designed for rear-side reception of the radiation. The demodulation pixels comprise a conversion region for generating charge carriers from the received radiation, and a separating device for separating the charge carriers in accordance with the modulation frequency, and also a stop for partitioning-off the conversion region from the separating device in relation to the charge carriers, and also an aperture for passing the charge carriers from the conversion region into the separating device. The TOF distance sensor is embodied in such a way that in each case at least two demodulation pixels form a common aperture.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing an engine component, in particular a piston for an internal combustion engine, wherein an aluminum alloy is cast in the gravity die casting process and wherein the aluminum alloy has 7 to <14.5 wt % silicon, >1.2 to ?4 wt % nickel, >3.7 to <10 wt % copper, <1 wt % cobalt, 0.1 to 1.5 wt % magnesium, 0.1 to ?0.7 wt % iron, 0.1 to ?0.7 wt % manganese, >0.1 to <0.5 wt % zirconium, ?0.1 to ?0.3 wt % vanadium, 0.05 to 0.5 wt % titanium, and 0.004 to ?0.05 wt % phosphorus as alloying elements and aluminum and unavoidable contaminants as the remainder. The aluminum alloy can optionally comprise beryllium, wherein the calcium content is limited to a low level.

Abstract: A method is described for producing an engine component, more particularly a piston for an internal combustion engine, in which an aluminium alloy is cast using the gravity die casting method and wherein the aluminium alloy comprises the following alloy elements: 9 to ?10.5% by weight silicon, >2.0 to <3.5% by weight nickel, >3.7 to 5.2% by weight copper, <1% by weight cobalt, 0.5 to 1.5% by weight magnesium, 0.1 to 0.7% by weight iron, 0.1 to 0.4% by weight manganese, >0.1 to <0.2% by weight zirconium, >0.1 to <0.2% by weight vanadium, 0.05 to <0.2% by weight titanium, 0.004 to 0.008% by weight phosphorus, wherein said aluminium alloy further comprises aluminium and unavoidable impurities.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a multiplexer/demultiplexer with a connection for inputting and/or outputting an optical signal which has signal components of different wavelengths, a carrier plate (8) with at least one wavelength-sensitive element (11), a focussing member (13) with at least two focussing elements (14, 14?) as well as a detector or signal-generator plate (1), on which at least two detectors (4) or signal generators are arranged. To achieve this object, it is proposed according to the invention that both carrier plate (8) and focussing member (13) are connected to the detector or signal-generator plate (1).

Abstract: A semiconductor structure for photon detection, comprising a substrate composed of a semiconductor material having a first doping, a contact region fitted at the frontside of the substrate, a bias layer composed of a semiconductor material having a second doping, which is arranged on the backside of the substrate at a distance from the contact region, wherein the contact region at least partly lies opposite the bias layer, such that an overlap region is present in a lateral direction, a guard ring, which is arranged at the frontside of the substrate and surrounds the contact region, wherein a reverse voltage can be applied between the contact region and the guard ring. In order to enable more cost-effective production, the overlap region has a lateral extent amounting to at least one quarter of the distance between contact region and bias layer.

Abstract: A sensor apparatus including at least one analog and one digital circuit component and an analog/digital converter for converting analog signals of the analog circuit component into digital signals for the digital circuit component, and vice versa, wherein the analog circuit component and the digital circuit components include at least one module for electronically implementing a function, and wherein one of the modules of the analog circuit component is embodied as a sensor device for detecting optical radiation and one of the modules of the digital circuit component is embodied as a signal processing device for processing digital signals. In order to enable improved integration into application-based sensor devices, the circuit components including the analog/digital converter are integrated as an integrated circuit in a chip and the chip is manufactured as a semiconductor structure using 1-poly technology.