Abstract: A lamp may include at least one housing; a heat source connected thereto; and a base for connection to a lampholder, wherein the base has at least one heat dissipation surface, and wherein at least one heat source is thermally conductively connected to at least one heat dissipation surface.

Abstract: A lighting device may include a transformer; a rail device, configured to be attached to a surface of an object, wherein the rail device has two rails, which are arranged so as to be spaced apart from one another, to which rail device a lamp can be attached and on which the lamp can be supplied with power, the rails being electrically connected to the transformer, at least one first lamp being arranged on the rails and being configured to be supplied with power in the low-voltage range via the transformer and the rails; and at least one second lamp being arranged on a housing of the transformer and being connected to the system voltage.

Abstract: The invention relates to a lighting device having a rail device (2) that can be fixed to a surface of an object (7), said rail device having two interspaced rails (21,22) to which a lamp (3,3) can be fixed and supplied with power. At least two lamps (3,3) arranged on the rails (21,22) are provided with low voltage power via the rails (21,22) and at least two lamps (3,3) of different type can be fixed to the rails (21,22) and operated. The invention also relates to an adapter for fixing a lamp to a rail device of a lighting device.

Abstract: According to an exemplary embodiment, an overmolded semiconductor package includes at least one semiconductor die situated over a package substrate. The overmolded semiconductor package further includes a mold compound overlying the at least one semiconductor die and the package substrate. The overmolded semiconductor package further includes a conductive layer situated on an outer surface of the mold compound and having an opening. The overmolded semiconductor package further includes an antenna feed line situated in the mold compound and having a portion exposed in the opening in the conductive layer, thereby providing an antenna input on the outer surface of the mold compound.

Abstract: Disclosed is a starter member to which a mercury-absorbing layer is applied and which can be used in low-pressure mercury discharge lamps. A starter member for a low-pressure amalgam discharge lamp comprises a mercury-absorbing layer on a base. A coating layer which is provided on the mercury-absorbing layer has a getter effect and prevents the material of the mercury-absorbing layer from coming off.

Abstract: The invention relates to a discharge lamp comprising a discharge vessel (2) and an electrode frame (3) which is provided with a lamp coil (33) and at least some sections of which extend into the discharge vessel (2). Electrode holders (31, 32) are connected to a glass bead (34), at least some areas of which are sealed into an end region (21) of the discharge vessel (2).

Abstract: Single-die or multi-die packaged modules that incorporate three-dimensional integration of active devices with discrete passive devices to create a package structure that allows active devices (such as, silicon or gallium-arsenide devices) to share the same footprint area as an array of passive surface mount components. In one example, a module includes at least one active device stacked on top of an array of passive surface mount components on a substrate. A conductive or non-conductive adhesive can be used to adhere the active device to the array of passive devices.

Abstract: Disclosed is a low-pressure discharge lamp, particularly a compact fluorescent lamp comprising at least one discharge vessel that is inserted in a base. The base and the discharge vessel are connected via a joining material. According to the invention, the base is provided with at least one recess via which the joining material can be introduced after the discharge vessel has been inserted.

Abstract: The invention relates to a low-pressure discharge lamp comprising a glass discharge vessel (1) which is substantially tubular in form and which is closed in a gas-tight manner on the ends thereof, a filling consisting of an inert gas mixture and quicksilver, in addition to an optional luminous coating on the inner wall of the discharge vessel (1). Two current supply inlets are respectively melted into the two ends of the discharge vessel (1), with a helical electrode secured thereto (5). The invention is characterized in that in order to increase the switching resistance of the lamp in a cold start operation, at least one other electrode (7,8) made of a conductive material is arranged in the region between the helical electrode (5) and the connecting end of the discharge vessel (1) and one end of said other electrode (7, 8) is electrically connected to one of the two current supply inlets (3,4).

Abstract: According to one exemplary embodiment, an overmolded package includes a component situated on a substrate. The overmolded package further includes an overmold situated over the component and the substrate. The overmolded package further includes a wirebond cage situated over the substrate and in the overmold, where the wirebond cage surrounds the component, and where the wirebond cage includes a number of wirebonds. The wirebond cage forms an EMI shield around the component. According to this exemplary embodiment, the overmolded package further includes a conductive layer situated on a top surface of the overmold and connected to the wirebond cage, where the conductive layer forms an EMI shield over the component.

Abstract: The invention relates to a novel compact fluorescent lamp with a helical discharge tube 2 and a tube piece 8 which is fitted to it and can serve to accommodate an Hg source 14 and also as an exhaust tube, and to a corresponding production process.

Abstract: A low-pressure discharge lamp includes a glass discharge vessel (1) which is substantially tubular in form and which is closed in a gas-tight manner on the ends thereof, a filling consisting of an inert gas mixture and quicksilver, in addition to an optional luminous coating on the inner wall of the discharge vessel (1). Two current supply inlets are respectively melted into the two ends of the discharge vessel (1), with a helical electrode secured thereto (5). The invention is characterized in that in order to increase the switching resistance of the lamp in a cold start operation, at least one other electrode (7,8) made of a conductive material is arranged in the region between the helical electrode (5) and the connecting end of the discharge vessel (1) and one end of the other electrode (7, 8) is electrically connected to one of the two current supply inlets (3, 4).

Abstract: A lamp (10) is disclosed with a single or double-sided socket, whereby a bulb element (11) is arranged on the at least one socket (12), which surrounds a volume of space (14) and said lamp is provided with at least one LED element (13). An irradiation of the LED light into the bulb element occurs and, as a result of reflection, in particular total reflection, on the defining surfaces (16,17) of the bulb element a transmission of the LED light within the bulb element occurs.

Abstract: The invention concerns a method for culturing cells in order to produce substances. According to the invention a cell line producing substances is cultured while feeding a nutrient medium in such a manner that glucose limitation occurs in the culture solution. The degree of glucose limitation DGL=qGlc/qGlcmax (qGlc=observed current specific glucose consumption rate; qGlcmax=maximum known specific glucose consumption rate for these cells). DGL is between the limits 0 and 1, where 0 means complete limitation and 1 means no limitations or complete glucose excess. According to the invention DGL is larger or equal to the DGL which only leads to the maintenance of the cell and ?0.5.

Abstract: A low-pressure discharge lamp is described having a base housing (10), a discharge vessel (2), whose end sections are fixed to an end section of the base housing, and a contact-making system for making electrical contact with the lamp, which is located on the end section of the base housing (10) which is remote from the discharge vessel, a conductive section (5) being provided, which is electrically connected to the contact-making system and is arranged adjacent to the discharge vessel (2) in the base housing (10) in such a way that an electrical short circuit is formed around the discharge vessel (2). This makes it possible to reduce the starting voltage of the lamp. As an alternative, or in addition, to this, the cross section of the web attachments is increased, which also increases the rate of the luminous-flux run-up.

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: A lamp (10) is disclosed with a single or double-sided socket, whereby a bulb element (11) is arranged on the at least one socket (12), which surrounds a volume of space (14) and said lamp is provided with at least one LED element (13). An irradiation of the LED light into the bulb element occurs and, as a result of reflection, in particular total reflection, on the defining surfaces (16,17) of the bulb element a transmission of the LED light within the bulb element occurs.

Abstract: A lamp (10, 10?) which comprises at least one base (11, 11?) for connection to a lamp socket on the lamp and at least one LED element (12). The lamp is provided with a plurality of LED elements (12) that are disposed at a distance to the socket and combined to a constructional unit (13, 13?).

Abstract: The invention relates to a low-pressure discharge lamp, having a tubular discharge vessel made from glass, the free ends of which are closed off in a gas tight manner, two electrode systems (3) each having a filament (7), two supply conductors (5, 6) and a bead (8) of glass, the ends of the supply conductors (5, 6) being fused into the ends of the discharge vessel which have been closed off in a gas tight manner and, in order to be held in a region between the filament (7) and the discharge vessel fused seal (2), into the bead (8), and a device for switching off the lamp at the end of its service life, comprising a paste (9) which contains a metal hydride and is fitted to the bead (8). According to the invention, the bead (8) consists of a glass material which has a resistivity of greater 108 ?cm at 350° C.

Abstract: A low-pressure discharge lamp is described having a base housing (10), a discharge vessel (2), whose end sections are fixed to an end section of the base housing, and a contact-making system for making electrical contact with the lamp, which is located on the end section of the base housing (10) which is remote from the discharge vessel, a conductive section (5) being provided, which is electrically connected to the contact-making system and is arranged adjacent to the discharge vessel (2) in the base housing (10) in such a way that an electrical short circuit is formed around the discharge vessel (2). This makes it possible to reduce the starting voltage of the lamp. As an alternative, or in addition, to this, the cross section of the web attachments is increased, which also increases the rate of the luminous-flux run-up.