Abstract: An adaptive pre-charge control circuit includes include a high-voltage switch and a control circuit. The high-voltage switch controls the flow of current between an electric battery and a DC link capacitor, the electric battery to supply power to an electric vehicle. The DC link capacitor is made up of a sum of individual input capacitors of multiple subunits within an electric vehicle. The control circuit sends a PWM signal to the high-voltage switch based on a difference between an electric battery voltage and a DC link capacitor voltage.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed for edge data prioritization. An example apparatus includes at least one memory, instructions, and processor circuitry to at least one of execute or instantiate the instructions to identify an association of a data packet with a data stream based on one or more data stream parameters included in the data packet corresponding to the data stream, the data packet associated with a first priority, execute a model based on the one or more data stream parameters to generate a model output, determine a second priority of at least one of the data packet or the data stream based on the model output, the model output indicative of an adjustment of the first priority to the second priority, and cause transmission of at least one of the data packet or the data stream based on the second priority.

Abstract: Various systems and methods for implementing intent-based orchestration in heterogenous compute platforms are described herein. An orchestration system is configured to: receive, at the orchestration system, a workload request for a workload, the workload request including an intent-based service level objective (SLO); generate rules for resource allocation based on the workload request; generate a deployment plan using the rules for resource allocation and the intent-based SLO; deploy the workload using the deployment plan; monitor performance of the workload using real-time telemetry; and modify the rules for resource allocation and the deployment plan based on the real-time telemetry.

Abstract: A stinger for insertion into a polished bore receptacle is operable between at least two operational states. The at least two operational states include a closed state in which fluid flow through the through bore of the plug section is prevented and an open state in which fluid flow through the through bore of the plug section is allowed. An actuating system is operating the stinger from the closed state to the open state. The stinger is brought to the open state from the closed state as the stinger is pushed down into polished bore receptacle.

Abstract: System and techniques for power-based adaptive hardware reliability on a device are described herein. A hardware platform is divided into multiple partitions. Here, each partition includes a hardware component with an adjustable reliability feature. The several partitions are placed into one of multiple reliability categories. A workload with a reliability requirement is obtained and executed on a partition in a reliability category that satisfies the reliability requirements. A change in operating parameters for the device is detected and the adjustable reliability feature for the partition is modified based on the change in the operating parameters of the device.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for vehicle-occupancy-based and user-preference-based smart routing, and autonomous volumetric-occupancy measurement. In an embodiment, a system is configured to receive from a user device associated with a user, a routing-options request for routing options between two locations, and to responsively identify one or more routing options between the two locations based at least in part on occupancy data for a vehicle that would be utilized for at least a portion of at least one of the identified routing options. The occupancy data is based on an output of an automated occupancy-measurement system onboard the vehicle. The system is also configured to provide the one or more identified routing options to the user device. In some embodiments, the occupancy data is obtained using volumetric-occupancy measurement. Some embodiments relate to volumetric-occupancy measurement conducted by autonomous mesh nodes.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein are generally directed to the use of sidecars to perform dynamic Application Programming Interface (API) contract generation and conversion. In an example, a first sidecar of a source microservice intercepts a first call to a first API exposed by a destination microservice. The first call makes use of a first API technology specified by a first contract and is originated by the source microservice. An API technology is selected from multiple API technologies. The selected API technology is determined to be different than the first API technology. Based on the first contract, a second contract is dynamically generated that specifies an intermediate API that makes use of the selected API technology. A second sidecar of the destination microservice is caused to generate the intermediate API and connect the intermediate API to the first API.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a host interface, a network interface, and a programmable circuitry communicably coupled to the host interface and the network interface. The programmable circuitry can include one or more processors to implement network interface functionality, and a discrete trusted platform module (dTPM) to enable the one or more processors to establish a secure boot mechanism for the apparatus, wherein the one or more processors are to instantiate a virtual TPM (vTPM) manager that is associated with the dTPM, the vTPM manager to host vTPM instances corresponding to one or more virtualized environments hosted on at least one of the programmable circuitry or a host device communicable coupled to the apparatus.

Abstract: Described herein are technique to enable the autonomous generation of configurations for a network environment, including but not limited to an edge network of a datacenter. Additional embodiments include prompt-based generation of network and device configurations and neural network based systems for adaptive network management.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a host interface; a network interface; and a programmable circuitry communicably coupled to the host interface and the network interface, the programmable circuitry comprising one or more processors to implement network interface functionality and to: determine portions of a set of computer vision (CV) processes to be deployed on the programmable circuitry and a host device, wherein the host device to be communicably coupled to the programmable network interface device; access instructions to cause the portions of the set of the CV processes to be deployed on the host device and the programmable network interface device; and wherein a media processing portion of the set of the CV processes is to be deployed to the programmable circuitry, and wherein the programmable circuitry is to utilize media processing hardware circuitry hosted by the apparatus to perform the media processing portion.

Abstract: A semiconductor device protection arrangement. The semiconductor device protection arrangement may include a semiconductor chip; a controller, coupled to the power semiconductor chip; and a temperature sensor, disposed in thermal contact with the semiconductor chip, where the temperature sensor includes a positive temperature indicator (PTI) component.

Abstract: An apparatus, method, and computer-readable medium for a local attestation service of a network within a trust cluster. The apparatus comprises memory, machine-readable instructions, and processor circuitry configured to execute the machine-readable instructions to communicate with a selected node outside the trust cluster, attest the selected node, and, when attestation of the selected node is successful, register the selected node within the trust cluster.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein are generally directed to assigning virtual machine (VM) workloads to groupings/partitions of accelerator resources. In an example, a processing resource of a host system maintains: (i) a resource data structure containing resource utilization information for each of one or more accelerators associated with the host system; and (ii) a group data structure containing information regarding each group of multiple groups of one or more virtual functions (VFs) of the one or more accelerators that has been assigned for use by a respective VM of multiple VMs running on a virtual machine monitor (VMM) of the processing resource. A request to deploy a workload associated with a first VM is received. Responsive to the request, the workload is assigned to a VF of a group of the multiple groups determined to have resource capacity available to satisfy expected resource utilization of the workload.

Abstract: Circuitry and techniques for providing a bidirectional switch in devices for overcurrent protection and voltage protection are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a circuit may include a first reverse-blocking insulating gate bipolar transistor (IGBT), having a first gate terminal, first collector terminal and a first emitter terminal. The circuit may include a second reverse-blocking IGBT, having a second gate terminal, a second collector terminal, electrically coupled to the first emitter terminal, and a second emitter terminal, electrically coupled to the first collector terminal. As such the first IGBT and the second IGBT may define a first current path, extending from the first collector to the second emitter; and a switch control circuit, coupled to send a control signal to at least one of: the first gate terminal and the second gate terminal, during an overcurrent event.

Abstract: Disclosed is an adaptive pre-charge control circuit, for use in a solid state battery disconnect and protection system, wherein the adaptive pre-charge control circuit includes a high-voltage switch coupled between an electric battery and a DC link capacitor of an electric vehicle, and wherein the electric vehicle is powered by the electric battery. The control circuit may be operable to issue a pulse width modulated (PWM) signal to generate a current profile wherein every other pulse exceeds a predefined limit, monitor, during pre-charging, the current profile, and to determine an overcurrent fault exists in the case that two consecutive pulses exceed the predefined limit.

Abstract: Disclosed is a control circuit, for use in a solid state battery disconnect and protection system, wherein control circuit includes a high-voltage switch coupled between an electric battery and a DC link capacitor of an electric vehicle, wherein the electric vehicle is powered by the electric battery, and a control block. The control block may by operable to monitor a rate of change and a value of a current on a connection to the high-voltage switch, determine whether the rate of change of the current exceeds a first predetermined threshold and determine whether the value of the current exceeds a second predetermined threshold, and determine an overcurrent fault exists in the case that the first or second predetermined threshold is exceeded.

Abstract: A clutch plate includes a disk-shaped plate having an outer perimeter edge and a center opening having an inner perimeter edge, one of the outer perimeter edge and the inner perimeter edge including splines circumferentially there along, the disk-shaped plate having a first side face and a second side face each including a friction surface configured to engage a first opposing clutch plate, the disk-shaped plate having a plurality of return springs integrally formed in the disk-shaped plate, the plurality of return springs being bent to extend outward from a surface of one of the first side face and the second side face.

Abstract: Systems methods for collecting an anaesthetic agent are described herein. The systems include at least one anaesthetic gas scavenging system (AGSS) for receiving exhaust gas from at least one source, the exhaust gas including the anaesthetic agent to be collected. Each AGSS comprises at least one power source for providing suction of the exhaust gas from the plurality of sources. The systems also include a collection system for recovering the anaesthetic agent from the exhaust gas. The collection system includes a compressor for compressing the exhaust gas from the AGSS to increase a pressure of the exhaust gas and at least one adsorbent tank configured to receive the compressed exhaust gas from the compressor and adsorb the anaesthetic agent from the compressed exhaust gas.

Abstract: Various examples of the present disclosure relate to methods, apparatuses, devices, and computer programs for peers of a blockchain network. A method for distributing tasks to Web3 peers of a blockchain network comprises identifying, during execution of a smart contract, a plurality of tasks to be performed by one or more peers of the blockchain network, determining capabilities of the peers of the blockchain network, wherein at least one capability of at least one peer of the blockchain network is unlocked as an on-demand unlock of the capability at the respective peer, and distributing the plurality of tasks to the one or more peers based on the capabilities of the peers of the blockchain network.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein are generally directed to a transparent and adaptable mechanism for performing secure application communications through sidecars. In an example, a set of security features is discovered by a first sidecar of a first microservice of multiple microservices of an application. The set of security features are associated with a device of multiple devices of a set of one or more host systems on which the first microservice is running. Information regarding the set of discovered security features is made available to the other microservices by the first sidecar by sharing the information with a discovery service accessible to all of the microservices. A configuration of a communication channel through which a message is to be transmitted from a second microservice to the first microservice is determined by a second sidecar of the second microservice by issuing a request to the discovery service regarding the first microservice.