Patent ID: 6696840
Filing Date: 2004-02-24
Classification: B60R,F42D

Abstract:
A device for triggering a plurality of ignition circuits, the plurality of ignition circuits including a first ignition circuit and a second ignition circuit, the device comprising:a plurality of separate semiconductor substrates including a first semiconductor substrate and a second semiconductor substrate; a plurality of plus output element transistors and a plurality of minus output element transistors, the plurality of plus output element transistors including a first plus output element transistor on the first semiconductor substrate and a second plus output element transistor on the second semiconductor substrate, the plurality of minus output element transistors including a first minus output element transistor on the first semiconductor substrate and a second minus output element transistor on the second semiconductor substrate, the first plus output element transistor and the second minus output element transistor being connected to the first ignition circuit, the second plus output element transistor and the first minus output element transistor being connected to the second ignition circuit; means for ignition circuit diagnosis assigned to each of the plus and minus output element transistors; and means for triggering the plus and minus output element transistors.