FORMING A LOGICAL MICROCONTROLLER FROM AT LEAST TWO PHYSICAL MICROCONTROLLERS ON A COMMON SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE
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Abstract
A system of at least two microcontrollers on a common semiconductor substrate, each of the at least two microcontrollers respectively having one hardware interface, and the at least two microcontrollers being coupled in data-transmitting fashion via the hardware interfaces by a coupling device.
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11. A system, comprising:
at least two microcontrollers on a common semiconductor substrate, each of the at least two microcontrollers having respectively one hardware interface, and the at least two microcontrollers being coupled in data-transmitting fashion via the respective hardware interfaces by a coupling device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A processing unit, comprising:
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a system including at least two microcontrollers on a common semiconductor substrate, each of the at least two microcontrollers having respectively one hardware interface, and the at least two microcontrollers being coupled in data-transmitting fashion via the respective hardware interfaces by a coupling device; wherein the processing unit being designed to control an internal combustion engine.
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20. A method of producing a system, the method comprising:
producing at least two microcontrollers on a common semiconductor substrate, each of the at least two microcontrollers having respectively one hardware interface, and the at least two microcontrollers being coupled in data-transmitting fashion via the respective hardware interfaces by a coupling device, the at least two microcontroller being produced like a single microcontroller.
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