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Semiconductor circuit and method in a safety concept for use in a motor vehicle

US9434379B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Conti Temic microelectronic GmbH · DE

Inventors

Volker Naegele · Schwarzenbek, DE
Michael Pechtold · Ergolding, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 16, 2012
Grant date	Sep 6, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 31, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F11/2041
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A semiconductor circuit for an electronic control device for a system in a motor vehicle, wherein the system is not mechanically intrinsically safe, includes a functional computer (FR), at least one monitoring unit (MU) and a monitoring computer that are each physically independent of each other. A full or a restricted function of the semiconductor circuit is ensured by the functional computer (FR) in the event of a failure of the monitoring computer (UR) and vice versa. The semiconductor circuit is monitored according to a monitoring method.

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