Abstract: An apparatus is described. The apparatus includes an electro-mechanical interface having angled signal interconnects, wherein, the angling of the signal interconnects is to reduce noise coupling between the angled signal interconnects.

Abstract: The present application relates to the field of switch technology, in particular to an electromagnetic switch, comprising a housing, a jump mechanism, movably arranged on the housing; a trip mechanism, arranged on the housing and opposite to the jump mechanism, and comprising a bridge plate located on a moving path of the jump mechanism and having multiple locked states, unlocked states, and critical states; The present application further provides another electromagnetic switch, comprising: a housing, an electromagnetic component, a contact mechanism and an armature, two spring buttons are arranged in parallel on the housing, a first spring button is internally provided with a jump structure for providing resistance at a start moment when the first spring button is pressed; in the electromagnetic switch of the present application, a jump structure is arranged on the spring button above the electromagnetic component.

Abstract: A computer implemented method is disclosed. The method includes obtaining, by at least one processor, data of user interaction with an application in a user session in a given computing environment. The method further includes identifying a user gesture interacting with a user interface of the application on a screen of a computing device based on the data. The method further includes calculating a struggle factor score for the user gesture based on the data. The method further includes comparing the struggle factor score with a baseline value, wherein the baseline value is derived from historical information of past user sessions in a computer environment like the given computing environment. The method further includes determining that the user gesture indicates a user struggle in response to a determination that the struggle factor score is above the baseline value.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system, and computer program product for allocating storage extents. Extent input/output information pertaining to an extent on a storage device is received, by a computer, where the extant input/output information includes an access rate of data stored on the extent. The computer determines one or more periods of time where the input/output information exceeds a preconfigured threshold. The computer generates one or more of a first policy and a second policy based on the determined one or more periods where the first policy includes allocating the extent to a high performance disk within a tier storage system when data is stored during the determined periods and the second policy includes reallocating the extent from a low performance disk within the tier storage system to a high performance storage device within the tier storage system during the one or more determined periods.

Abstract: A device includes a printed circuit board (PCB) and a shield for the PCB. The shield can reduce high frequency electromagnetic frequency (EMF) noise generated by one or more components of the PCB. The PCB includes pads to interface with a corresponding connector. For example, for a dual inline memory module (DIMM) PCB, the PCB includes pads to insert into a DIMM connector. The shield includes a gap in its perimeter that aligns with clips in the corresponding connector. The gaps will correspond to similar features of the PCB that interface with the corresponding connector to allow the shield to attach to the PCB. The shield includes lock fingers to extend from a connector-facing edge of the shield to interface with the corresponding connector to align the shield with the corresponding connector.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a connector to connect a printed circuit board (PCB) with a memory device, where the connector includes a housing couplable with the PCB; a first signal pin coupled with the housing, where the first signal pin includes a first portion that includes a first curve, and a second portion that extends from the first portion and includes a second curve; and a second signal pin coupled with the housing, where the second signal pin includes a third portion that includes a third curve, and a fourth portion that extends from the third portion and includes a fourth curve, where the first curve is curved in a first opposite direction relative to the third curve, and where the second curve is curved in a second opposite direction relative to the fourth curve.

Abstract: Described herein are silicone-containing acrylic polymers useful, for example, in transdermal drug delivery compositions, to methods of making and using them, to transdermal drug delivery compositions comprising them, and to methods of making and using such transdermal drug delivery compositions. The polymers are particular suitable for formulating amine drugs, such as amphetamine, methylphenidate, rivastigmine, paroxetine and clonidine.

Abstract: An electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding can be couplable to a circuit board. The EMI shielding can include a fence couplable to the circuit board, a lid couplable to the fence, and a shield arm extending from the lid and being configured to couple to the fence. The shield arm can be hingedly or rotatably coupled to the lid. The shield arm can be magnetically couplable to the lid. The shield arm and/or the fence can include a magnet to provide a magnetic attraction between the shield arm and the fence.

Abstract: Techniques and mechanisms for mitigating signal deterioration in communications between two circuit boards. In an embodiment, a packaged device accommodates coupling to a first circuit board which, in turn, accommodates connection to a second circuit board. In one such embodiment, an amplifier circuit of the packaged device includes an amplifier circuit which comprises a variable resistor and an active circuit element coupled thereto. The device receives via one of the circuit boards a control signal and a voltage which configure the amplifier circuit to provide an impedance matching for communication between the circuit boards. In another embodiment, the device comprises multiple common gate amplifiers which are variously configurable each to provide a respective impedance matching for communications between a motherboard and a dual in-line memory module.

Abstract: A memory device includes a grounded molding. The memory device includes a substrate having a first surface for a memory die, where the substrate has ground vias through substrate to connect to a ground reference. The substrate has a ball grid array (BGA) on the opposite surface, including perimeter balls to connect to ground connections. The grounded molding includes an electrically conductive epoxy mold to cover the memory die, where the electrical conductivity of the molding, with the molding grounded can provide radio frequency interference (RFI) shielding.

Abstract: A system for a three-dimensional (“3D”) printed circuit board (“PCB”) to printed circuit board interface is provided. A first PCB includes first landing pads disposed on one or more edges of the first PCB. The first landing pads electrically couple to conductive pins or second landing pads disposed on a second PCB. The second landing pads may be disposed in a slot in the second PCB. The interface between the first landing pads and the second landing pads may provide various advantages over traditional PCB to PCB interfaces, such as, improved signal integrity, improved power integrity, increased contact density, decreased clock jitter, etc.

Abstract: An electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding can be couplable to a circuit board. The EMI shielding can include a fence couplable to the circuit board, a lid couplable to the fence, and a shield arm extending from the lid and being configured to couple to the fence. The shield arm can be hingedly or rotatably coupled to the lid. The shield arm can be magnetically couplable to the lid. The shield arm and/or the fence can include a magnet to provide a magnetic attraction between the shield arm and the fence.

Abstract: Techniques and mechanisms for mitigating signal deterioration in communications between two circuit boards. In an embodiment, a packaged device accommodates coupling to a first circuit board which, in turn, accommodates connection to a second circuit board. In one such embodiment, an amplifier circuit of the packaged device includes an amplifier circuit which comprises a variable resistor and an active circuit element coupled thereto. The device receives via one of the circuit boards a control signal and a voltage which configure the amplifier circuit to provide an impedance matching for communication between the circuit boards. In another embodiment, the device comprises multiple common gate amplifiers which are variously configurable each to provide a respective impedance matching for communications between a motherboard and a dual in-line memory module.

Abstract: A method is described. The method includes receiving DDR memory channel signals from a motherboard through a larger DIMM motherboard connector. The method includes routing the signals to one of first and second smaller form factor connectors. The method includes sending the DDR memory channel signals to a DIMM that is connected to the one of the first and second smaller form factor connectors.

Abstract: Techniques for fabricating a package substrate and/or a stiffener for a semiconductor package are described. For one technique, a package substrate comprises: a routing layer comprising a dielectric layer. A stiffener may be above the routing layer and a conductive line may be on the routing layer, the conductive line comprising first and second portions, the first portion having a first width, the second portion having a second width, the conductive line extending from a first region of the routing layer to a second region of the routing layer, the first region being under the stiffener, the second region being outside the stiffener, the first portion being on the first region, and the second portion being on the second region. One or more portions of the conductive line can be perpendicular to an edge of the stiffener. The perpendicular portion(s) may comprise a transition between the first and second widths.

Abstract: Embodiments may relate to a connector. The connector may include a plurality of connector pins that are to communicatively couple an element of a printed circuit board (PCB) with an element of an electronic device when the element of the PCB and the element of the electronic device are coupled with the connector. The connector may also include an active circuit that is communicatively coupled with a pin of the plurality of pins. The active circuit may be configured to match an impedance of the element of the PCB with an impedance of the element of the electronic device. Other embodiments may be described or claimed.

Abstract: A method includes receiving, by a device, a request to input information through a virtual canvas, the device includes a projector and a camera, the virtual canvas providing an input space to a user of the device, the virtual canvas includes a region of a blank surface illuminated by the projector, based on the received request, enabling the projector and the camera, detecting a distance between the device and the virtual canvas, based on the detected distance, adjusting the projector and the camera to focus on the virtual canvas, capturing a movement made by an object on the virtual canvas, the movement is associated with the information being input, converting the movement into a plurality of frames, each frame is associated with the movement, processing the plurality of frames to obtain the input information, and projecting the input information on the virtual canvas.

Abstract: Described are pressure-sensitive adhesive polymers (PSAs) useful, for example, for application to the skin, such as in the field of transdermal drug delivery. The PSAs include polar groups modeled on one or more polar portions of skin lipids, which contribute to good skin adhesion properties. Methods of making the PSAs, compositions comprising them, and methods of making and using them also are provided.

Abstract: Described are pressure-sensitive adhesive polymers (PSAs) useful, for example, for application to the skin, such as in the field of transdermal drug delivery. The PSAs include polar groups modeled on one or more polar portions of skin lipids, which contribute to good skin adhesion properties. Methods of making the PSAs, compositions comprising them, and methods of making and using them also are provided.

Abstract: The present invention provides delivery agent compounds, compositions containing delivery agent compounds and an active agent and methods for delivering active agents, such as biologically or chemically active agents.