Abstract: Embodiments include inductors and methods of forming inductors. In an embodiment, an inductor may include a substrate core and a conductive through-hole through the substrate core. Embodiments may also include a magnetic sheath around the conductive through hole. In an embodiment, the magnetic sheath is separated from the plated through hole by a barrier layer. In an embodiment, the barrier layer is formed over an inner surface of the magnetic sheath and over first and second surfaces of the magnetic sheath.

Abstract: This document discusses, among other things, a waveguide including a first metal having an outer surface proximate a dielectric material and an inner surface defining a path of the waveguide, a method of receiving an optical signal at the inner surface of the waveguide and transmitting the optical signal along at least a portion of the path of the waveguide. A method of integrating a waveguide in a substrate includes depositing sacrificial metal on a first surface of a carrier substrate to form a core of the waveguide, depositing a first metal over the sacrificial metal and at least a portion of the first surface of the carrier substrate, forming an outer surface of the waveguide and a conductor separate from the sacrificial metal, and depositing dielectric material over the first surface of the carrier substrate about the conductor.

Abstract: A device may receive information associated with a software program executing on a device, and may generate event records based on the information associated with the software program. The device may identify pattern information associated with the event records, and may perform data analytics on the event records and the pattern information to identify one or more defects associated with the software program and to determine an expected behavior of the software program. The device may generate one or more reports based on the one or more defects associated with the software program and the expected behavior of the software program, and may provide the one or more reports.

Abstract: Techniques and mechanisms for providing effective connectivity with surface level microbumps on an integrated circuit package substrate. In an embodiment, different metals are variously electroplated to form a microbump which extends through a surface-level dielectric of a substrate to a seed layer including copper. The microbump includes nickel and tin, wherein the nickel aids in mitigating an absorption of seed layer copper. In another embodiment, the microbump has a mass fraction of tin, or a mass fraction of nickel, that is different in various regions along a height of the microbump.

Abstract: Disclosed embodiments include an embedded thin-film capacitor and a magnetic inductor that are assembled in two adjacent build-up layers of a semiconductor package substrate. The thin-film capacitor is seated on a surface of a first of the build-up layers and the magnetic inductor is partially disposed in a recess in the adjacent build up layer. The embedded thin-film capacitor and the integral magnetic inductor are configured within a die shadow that is on a die side of the semiconductor package substrate.

Abstract: A substrate for an integrated circuit package, the substrate comprising a dielectric, at least one conductor plane within the dielectric, and a planar magnetic structure comprising an organic magnetic laminate embedded within the dielectric, wherein the planar magnetic structure is integrated within the at least one conductor plane.

Abstract: Methods/structures of forming in-package inductor structures are described. Embodiments include a substrate including a dielectric material, the substrate having a first side and a second side. A conductive trace is located within the dielectric material. A first layer is on a first side of the conductive trace, wherein the first layer comprises an electroplated magnetic material, and wherein a sidewall of the first layer is adjacent the dielectric material. A second layer is on a second side of the conductive trace, wherein the second layer comprises the electroplated magnetic material, and wherein a sidewall of the second layer is adjacent the dielectric material.

Abstract: A system and method for facilitating characterizing customized computing objects of a software application, such as a networked enterprise application. An example method includes identifying one or more custom computing objects of one or more software applications of a computing environment; determining one or more grouping criteria for grouping identified custom objects; grouping information pertaining to the one or more custom objects based on the one or more grouping criteria, resulting in one or more custom object groupings; and using the one or more custom object groupings, with reference to data characterizing one or more changes slated to be made to the software application, to generate one or more user interface display screens. In a more specific embodiment, the data characterizing one or more changes includes metadata characterizing core software application maintenance events, upgrades, and/or other modifications.

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method for a first DCN operating in a first datacenter as a logical network gateway that processes messages between other DCNs of the logical network and external entities, which address the logical network gateway using a first address. The first DCN has an interface with a second address for use in the first datacenter. The method stores a mapping between the second address and a third address. A second DCN operates the logical network gateway in a second datacenter and has an interface with the third address for use in the second datacenter. From the second DCN, the method receives connection state data, describing connections between the external entities and the DCNs of the logical network, that uses the third address. The method replaces the third address with the second address in the connection state data using the stored mapping and stores the connection state data.

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method for a network controller that manages a logical network spanning multiple physical locations. For each physical location hosting data compute nodes (DCNs) belonging to the logical network, the method defines a centralized routing component for processing data messages between the DCNs hosted at the physical location and networks external to the logical network, assigns an active instance of the centralized routing component to operate at the physical location, and assigns a standby instance of the centralized routing component to operate at one of the other physical locations.

Abstract: Techniques and mechanisms for providing effective connectivity with surface level microbumps on an integrated circuit package substrate. In an embodiment, different metals are variously electroplated to form a microbump which extends through a surface-level dielectric of a substrate to a seed layer including copper. The microbump includes nickel and tin, wherein the nickel aids in mitigating an absorption of seed layer copper. In another embodiment, the microbump has a mass fraction of tin, or a mass fraction of nickel, that is different in various regions along a height of the microbump.

Abstract: A device may receive information associated with a software program executing on a device, and may generate event records based on the information associated with the software program. The device may identify pattern information associated with the event records, and may perform data analytics on the event records and the pattern information to identify one or more defects associated with the software program and to determine an expected behavior of the software program. The device may generate one or more reports based on the one or more defects associated with the software program and the expected behavior of the software program, and may provide the one or more reports.

Abstract: A server has a processor and a memory connected to the processor. The memory stores instructions executed by the processor to collect scan lists from client devices. Each scan list specifies a WiFi access point identifier collected by a client device and geographic coordinates of the client device when the WiFi access point identifier was collected. A cluster of geographic coordinates is formed around a designated WiFi access point. A centroid within the cluster is identified. The location of the centroid is ascribed as the geographic position of the designated WiFi access point. A client device is advised when the designated WiFi access point is a known mobile WiFi access point to facilitate connection between the client device and the known mobile WiFi access point.

Abstract: Disclosed subject matter relates generally to image processing that includes a method for detecting drowsiness state of a vehicle user independent of factors such ethnicities, gender and other differences of an individual. A drowsiness detection system receives current images of the vehicle user from an image capturing device in a current time frame. Further, an eye closure ratio of the vehicle user is determined in the current time frame using eye closure parameters extracted from the current images in real-time and a profile of the vehicle user. Further, the eye closure ratio is normalized using a scaling factor computed in real-time using normalizing parameters extracted from the current images in real-time and the profile. Finally, a Percentage Eye Closure (PEC) value of the vehicle user is determined in the current time frame using the normalized eye closure ratio of the vehicle to detect drowsiness state of the vehicle user.

Abstract: Examples relate to a die interconnect substrate comprising a bridge die comprising at least one bridge interconnect connecting a first bridge die pad of the bridge die to a second bridge die pad of the bridge die. The die interconnect substrate further comprises a substrate structure comprising a substrate interconnect electrically insulated from the bridge die, wherein the bridge die is embedded in the substrate structure. The die interconnect substrate further comprises a first interface structure for attaching a semiconductor die to the substrate structure, wherein the first interface structure is connected to the first bridge die pad. The die interconnect substrate further comprises a second interface structure for attaching a semiconductor die to the substrate structure, wherein the second interface structure is connected to the substrate interconnect. A surface of the first interface structure and a surface of the second interface structure are at the same height.

Abstract: A server has a processor and a memory connected to the processor. The memory stores instructions executed by the processor to collect scan lists from client devices. Each scan list specifies a WiFi access point identifier collected by a client device and geographic coordinates of the client device when the WiFi access point identifier was collected. A cluster of geographic coordinates is formed around a designated WiFi access point. A centroid within the cluster is identified. The location of the centroid is ascribed as the geographic position of the designated WiFi access point. A client device is advised when the designated WiFi access point is a known mobile WiFi access point to facilitate connection between the client device and the known mobile WiFi access point.

Abstract: Disclosed subject matter relates generally to image processing that includes a method for detecting drowsiness state of a vehicle user independent of factors such ethnicities, gender and other differences of an individual. A drowsiness detection system receives current images of the vehicle user from an image capturing device in a current t me frame. Further, an eye closure ratio of the vehicle user is determined in the current time frame using eye closure parameters extracted from the current images in real-time and a profile of the vehicle user. Further, the eye closure ratio is normalized using a scaling factor computed in real-time using normalizing parameters extracted from the current images in real-time and the profile. Finally, a Percentage Eye Closure (PEC) value of the vehicle user is determined in the current time frame using the normalized eye closure ratio of the vehicle to detect drowsiness state of the vehicle user.

Abstract: A cloud extension agent can be provided on a customer premise for interfacing, via an outbound secure connection, cloud based services. The cloud extension agent can reach the cloud based services through existing firewall infrastructure, thereby providing simple, secure deployment. Furthermore, the secure connection can enable substantially real-time communication with a cloud service to provide web-based, substantially real time control or management of resources on the customer premises via the cloud extension agent.

Abstract: An artifact processing system and method for ranking artifacts is provided.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for replicating the appearance of typographical attributes and text adornments in digital publications. Content in a fixed layout format is converted into a standard digital publication format by applying a <span> tag to each word of the content. Each <span> tag includes a CSS letter spacing attribute that is calculated based on the effective width of each glyph forming the word in the fixed layout format, and the default width of the same glyph in the digital publication format. In this manner, the corresponding word is rendered in approximately the same space in both the fixed layout and digital publication formats.