A method for a further processing of a plurality of components to form a plurality of units that each contain at least one of the plurality of components, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing each one of the plurality of components with at least one electrical feedthrough, each one of the plurality of components including:
- a base body including a feedthrough opening;
- an electrically insulating material;
- a functional element, the at least one electrical feedthrough being that in which the functional element is fastened in the feedthrough opening by way of the electrically insulating material;
- and
- an information store;
- obtaining an information that is assigned to a respective one of the plurality of components, wherein the obtaining of the information that is assigned to the respective one of the plurality of components includes reading an information store of the respective one of the plurality of components or reading an assembly information store of a container that receives at least one of the plurality of components;
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- assigning the information to a respective one of the plurality of units, wherein the plurality of components are manufactured using a method for manufacturing the plurality of components, the method for manufacturing including providing each of the plurality of components or one of a plurality of pre-stages of each of the plurality of components with the information store, at least one of (i) the information being stored in the information store, and (ii) an identifier being stored in the information store and the information being stored in a database in association with the identifier, wherein each of the plurality of components or a respective one of the plurality of pre-stages of each of the plurality of components is uniquely identified in at least one of a plurality of manufacturing steps via a position of each of the plurality of components or the respective one of the plurality of pre-stages in a component carrier and via a component carrier identifier that is assigned to the component carrier and uniquely identifies the component carrier.