Abstract: Disaggregated computing architectures, platforms, and systems are provided herein. In one example, a data system is provided. The data system includes a first assembly comprising a plurality of modular storage bays populated with one or more graphics processing modules each including a graphics processing unit (GPU), wherein the plurality of modular storage bays each comprise a bay connector that includes a bay Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) connection. The first assembly further comprises PCIe switch circuitry configured to communicatively couple the bay PCIe connections to a PCIe fabric over one or more external PCIe links.

Abstract: A supersequence is generated that includes a sequence including an electrical ordered set (EOS) and a plurality of training sequences. The plurality of training sequences include a predefined number of training sequences corresponding to a respective one of a plurality of training states with which the supersequence is to be associated, each training sequence in the plurality of training sequences is to include a respective training sequence header and a training sequence payload, the training sequence payloads of the plurality of training sequences are to be sent scrambled and the training sequence headers of the plurality of training sequences are to be sent unscrambled.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for mission critical standby of a portable communication device are disclosed. A portable communication device may include a primary processor for a first operating platform, a secondary processor for a second operating platform and communicatively coupled to the primary processor, and a power state manager that may have a first mode and a second mode. The power state manager may be configured to determine whether the primary processor is in a powered off state and sequence supply of power to the secondary processor. The first mode may allow the primary processor to monitor a power state of the secondary processor based on a determination that the primary processor is not in the powered off state and the second mode may enable the power state manager to monitor the power state based on a determination that the primary processor is in the powered off state.

Abstract: A real-time operating system (OS) for an embedded system may be configured for asynchronous handling of input and output (I/O) operations. When application code is executing, the OS may be configured to register I/O interrupts and queue I/O operations. When no application code is executing, the OS may be configured to call appropriate interrupt handlers. As result, the OS may maintain the real-time execution that may be required of applications on an embedded system while providing the flexibility and scalability offered by an operating system.

Abstract: A serial peripheral interface (SPI)-based data transmission method, including sending, by a first device, a first query request to a second device through a universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter (UART) interface, where the first query request queries the second device for an SPI mode supported by the second device, sending, by the first device, in response to the first device determining, according to a first query response returned by the second device, that the second device supports an SPI master mode, an SPI connection establishment request to the second device, where the SPI connection establishment request causes the second device to initiate establishment of an SPI connection to the first device, and performing, by the first device, through the SPI, and after the first device establishes the SPI connection to the second device, at least one of receiving data sent by the second device, or sending data to the second device.

Abstract: Techniques for performing compression operations on persistently-stored data blocks during read/write commands. A method embodiment performs in-line data compression operations over data blocks referenced by a caller. The in-line data compression operations are performed during execution of a storage input-output (I/O) command, between the event of receipt of the storage I/O command and the event of returning status of the storage I/O command. The storage I/O operation is associated with at least one data group comprising one or more data blocks that are identified by the caller. Upon receipt of the storage I/O command, one or more compression rules are applied to the data blocks to determine one or more compression parameters, which compression parameters are used to form specific compression operations that are performed over at least a portion of the data group. The status pertaining to the execution of the storage I/O operation is returned to the caller.

Abstract: A controller area network (CAN) controller and transceiver device implementing an output CAN network as a mirror of an adjacent connected input CAN network, the output CAN network and the input can network both comprising at least first data wires. The system includes a first diode device interposing the input and output CAN networks such that a signal on the first data wire of the input CAN network can propagate to the first data wire of the output CAN network but not vice versa.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a power management circuit generating output for a plurality of voltage monitors that each detect whether voltages received from a test apparatus are at least a different minimum threshold. The power management circuit also generates a test enable signal indicative of whether the test apparatus is supplying the minimum required voltages to the electronic device. A control circuit receives the output for the plurality of voltage monitors and the test enable signal and generates at least one control signal as a function of the output for the plurality of voltage monitors and the test enable signal. An output circuit receives the at least one control signal and generates an interface control signal that selectively enables or disables interface with analog intellectual property packages within the electronic device, in response to the at least one control signal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an integrated circuit device for controlling LIN slave nodes based on a control signal transmitted by a LIN master control device. The IC device comprises a slave node circuit for processing the control signal when received in the form of a LIN message frame via a first data line terminal. The IC device also comprises a master node circuit for processing further control signals to be transmitted in the form of LIN message frames via a second data line terminal to the LIN slave nodes. The IC device also comprises a processing unit for controlling the LIN slave nodes based on the control signal by composing the further control signals.

Abstract: In one example in accordance with the present disclosure a method of is described. According to the method, usage data for an electronic device is obtained. An activity phase from a plurality of activity phases for the electronic device is selected based on the usage data. An activity phase has a corresponding timeout period and is defined by an inter-arrival threshold. The electronic device is instructed to enter a low power mode after being inactive for a time period at least as great as the timeout period corresponding to a selected activity phase.

Abstract: Logic circuitry packages for association with replaceable print apparatus components are disclosed herein. An example logic circuitry package includes logic and a serial data bus interface. The serial data bus interface is to interface with a serial data bus of a print apparatus, and the logic is, in response to a first command sent to the logic circuitry package via the serial data bus connected to the serial data bus interface, to generate a low voltage condition on the serial data bus and to monitor a duration of a time period.

Abstract: Semiconductor substrate sections joined by an integral flexible cable are utilized to form a device comprising a connector. The connector can be surface mounted on through-holes and soldered for enhanced robustness.

Abstract: A universal serial bus (USB) disconnection switch system, method, and computer program product are provided. In use, it is determined that a USB port integrated with a computing device is in electrical communication with at least one hardware component of the computing device via a data bus. Additionally, it is determined that a first predefined condition of the computing device is satisfied. Further, a switch is controlled to disconnect the data bus from the at least one hardware component of the computing device, based on the determination that the USB port is in electrical communication with the at least one hardware component via the data bus and the determination that the first predefined condition of the computing device is satisfied.

Abstract: An example apparatus can include a host device and an apparatus including a memory device and a controller coupled to the memory device, wherein the host device is configured to send a command to read an image to configure the host to boot from the memory device to the controller and wherein a base address register is configured to receive the command, indicate the size of the image, and redirect the command to a first image in memory using a first register that indicates a size of the first image and a second register that indicates a location of the first image.

Abstract: A Universal Serial Bus 2.0 (USB2 or eUSB2) device includes an integrated circuit (IC) having a physical layer to send and receive data on a pair of signal lines, a repeater communicatively coupled to the physical layer via the pair of signal lines, and having a port to send and receive data on a second pair of signal lines and a power management unit to provide power to the physical layer and the repeater during an active state and to gate power to the physical layer and the repeater during a low power state.

Abstract: A docking station having adaptor function contains: an AC-DC conversion module, a charging module, a control module, and at least two interface modules. When an AC power source outputs AC power into the AC-DC conversion module, the AC-DC conversion module outputs two DC powers to the charging module and the control module according to the AC power. The control module is enabled to operate according to the first DC power. And, according to the second DC power, the control module controls the power charging module to charge each target end-user devices being connected to a corresponding interface module. When interface modules respectively connect to target end-user devices, the control module controls the signal transmission sequence of interface modules to provide data transmission paths amongst the end-user devices via the interface modules. The docking station also serves as an accessory for supplying electric power to an end-user device for endurance use.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method of storage management and an electronic device. The method of storage management includes collecting information indicating an access error in an access path for accessing a storage device; performing a failure diagnosis on the access path based on the access error, the failure diagnosis including at least one of a first diagnosis related to a topology, a second diagnosis related to a history access error, or a third diagnosis related to a protocol; and providing an output related to health status of the access path based on the failure diagnosis.

Abstract: A pluggable, modular electronic processing component comprises a housing and programmable circuitry. The housing includes a set of conductive terminals that extend therefrom, and each terminal of the set of conductive terminals is sized and spaced to fit into a corresponding terminal socket of a distribution module. The programmable circuitry contained within the housing comprises a processor and a bus interface communicably coupled to the processor. The bus interface interfaces the pluggable, modular electronic processing component to a bus connected to via the distribution module. Further, the bus interface is coupled to a subset of the conductive terminals of the housing. Moreover, the programmable circuitry comprises a configurable input-output (or a set of configurable I/O) that is coupled to a second subset of the conductive terminals of the housing.

Abstract: Systems and methods for automatically provisioning and de-provisioning software defined storage (SDS) systems. Characteristics such as IOPS (Input Output operations per Second), capacity, and throughput of the SDS systems are monitored. Capacity or storage is added or removed from the SDS systems based on the relationships between the characteristics of the SDS systems with respect to upper and lower thresholds.

Abstract: A display device includes a first connector which receives a first image signal and first driving power, a second connector which receives a second image signal and second driving power, a first control unit which processes the first image signal and the first driving power, a second control unit which processes the second image signal and the second driving power, a power management unit which receives the first and second driving powers from the first control unit and the second control unit, measures the first and second driving powers, and provides information about the first driving power and information about the second driving power to the first and second control units, and a display unit which receives one of the first and second image signals from one of the first and second control units and displays one of the first and second image signals.