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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2000
Marten Swart, Obertraubling, DE;
Ekkehart-Peter Wagner, Bad Abbach, DE;
Horst Belau, Langquaid, DE;
Stefan Kösters, München, DE;
Hubert Rothleitner, Villach, AT;
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
An integrated circuit configuration has both an ignition resistor and a control circuit that controls a current flow through the ignition resistor. A region of a semiconductor layer that electrically connects the integrated components is used as the ignition resistor. An electrically conductive layer for making electrical contact with the control circuit and a semiconductor layer for the components has a cutout in the region of the ignition resistor and ignition material is in direct contact with the integrated circuit configuration at the ignition region.