Abstract: A power device embedded PCB includes a printed circuit board having a first major surface separated by a thickness and opposite a second major surface and an embedded power device. The embedded power device may include a power semiconductor device, an electrically and thermally conductive substrate bonded to the power semiconductor device along a first surface of the electrically and thermally conductive substrate and bonded to an electrical insulation layer on a second surface of the electrically and thermally conductive substrate opposite the first surface and a thermally conductive substrate bonded to the electrical insulation layer on a surface opposite the bonded electrically and thermally conductive substrate. The power semiconductor device, the electrically and thermally conductive substrate, the electrical insulation layer, and the thermally conductive substrate are disposed within the printed circuit board.

Abstract: A cold plate includes a first cooling surface comprising a first cooling structure bonded to an inner surface of the first cooling surface, a second cooling surface comprising a second cooling structure bonded to an inner surface of the second cooling surface, a manifold comprising an internal cavity defined by a first length, a first width, and a first height, and a flow divider defined by a second length, a second width, and a second height. The manifold is enclosed by the first cooling surface and the second cooling surface on opposing surfaces of the manifold separated by the first height. The flow divider is positioned within the internal cavity of the manifold. The flow divider supports and separates the first cooling structure and the second cooling structure by a portion of the second height of the flow divider.

Abstract: A cooling assembly includes a housing defining a fluid chamber, wick structures arranged on an interior surface of the fluid chamber such that one or more flow channels are present therebetween, and a divider. The divider includes an outer frame comprising a first side and a second side and one or more bridging supports extending between and connecting the first side and the second side of the outer frame. The one or more bridging supports are aligned with the one or more flow channels between the wick structures. Each one of the one or more bridging supports define a plurality of vapor flow paths extending therethrough. The one or more bridging supports further define a plurality of vapor spaces between the one or more bridging supports that are aligned with the wick structures. The plurality of vapor flow paths are fluidly coupled to the vapor spaces.

Abstract: A power electronics module includes a heat sink structurally configured to dissipate thermal energy, an electrically-insulating layer directly contacting the heat sink, a conductive substrate positioned on and in direct contact with the electrically-insulating layer, a power electronics device positioned on and in direct contact with the conductive substrate, a printed circuit board layer that at least partially encapsulates the conductive substrate and the power electronics device, and a driver circuit component positioned on a surface of the printed circuit board layer.

Abstract: A power electronics module includes a cold plate manifold, a heat sink base layer at least partially embedded in the cold plate manifold, an electrically-insulating layer in direct contact with the heat sink base layer, a conductive substrate positioned on the electrically-insulating layer, and a power electronics device coupled to and in direct contact with the conductive substrate.

Abstract: A driver board assembly includes a printed circuit board (PCB) substrate, one or more power devices embedded within the PCB substrate, and a plurality of conductive layers arranged within the PCB substrate. The plurality of conductive layers are configured to electrically couple the one or more power devices to a current source and thermally couple the one or more power devices to one or more cooling assemblies mounted to at least one of a first surface of the PCB substrate and a second surface of the PCB substrate opposite the first surface of the PCB substrate.

Abstract: A power device embedded PCB includes a printed circuit board having a first major surface separated by a thickness and opposite a second major surface and an embedded power device. The embedded power device may include a power semiconductor device, an electrically and thermally conductive substrate bonded to the power semiconductor device along a first surface of the electrically and thermally conductive substrate and bonded to an electrical insulation layer on a second surface of the electrically and thermally conductive substrate opposite the first surface and a thermally conductive substrate bonded to the electrical insulation layer on a surface opposite the bonded electrically and thermally conductive substrate. The power semiconductor device, the electrically and thermally conductive substrate, the electrical insulation layer, and the thermally conductive substrate are disposed within the printed circuit board.

Abstract: A printing apparatus including: a receiving unit configured to receive print data; a printing unit configured to print image obtained from decompressed data, which is obtained by decompressing the print data, on a sheet; a transmitting unit configured to transmit data to a storage device to which a log related to printing is configured to be stored; and a control device configured to: decompress the print data into the decompressed data; and determine whether data related to the printing satisfies a predetermined condition; wherein, if the control device determines that the predetermined condition is satisfied, the transmitting unit transmits the print data to the storage device, and if the determining unit determines that the predetermined condition is not satisfied, the transmitting unit transmits the decompressed data to the storage device.

Abstract: A printing system, in which a printing job based on a same printing target is registered in each of a plurality of printers and one of the plurality of printers performs printing in response to a print instruction of the printing job thereto, the printing system including; a determination unit that determines, when registering the printing job in each of the plurality of printers, a registration destination of the printing job for each of the plurality of printers such that both a printer having the printing job registered in a volatile memory and a printer having the printing job registered in a non-volatile memory exist.

Abstract: An image formation apparatus, which is connected to an external device and which forms an image based on a print data sent from the external device, includes a request receiving section for receiving a check request for a print setting associated with the print data; a response section for responding to the external device with an answer to the check request having received by the request receiving section; a data receiving section for receiving the print data from the external device after the response section responds to the external device; a printing section for carrying out printing for the print data received by the data receiving section; and a preparation operation section for executing a preparation operation for printing based on the print data after the request receiving section receives the check request and before the data receiving section receives the print data.

Abstract: A communicator is configured to perform communication with a server. An image processor is configured to perform image processing. When executed by a processor, the instructions stored in a memory cause the processor to perform: a login process of establishing a login state that allows execution of a specific job that causes the image processor to perform image processing and that causes the communicator to perform communication with the server; a sign-in process of establishing a sign-in state that allows use of the server; a job execution process of executing the specific job on condition that a current state is the login state and the sign-in state; and a cancel process of cancelling the login state and of cancelling the sign-in state when a logout condition for cancelling the login state is satisfied in a state where the sign-in state is not cancelled.

Abstract: A printing apparatus including: a receiving unit configured to receive print data; a printing unit configured to print image obtained from decompressed data, which is obtained by decompressing the print data, on a sheet; a transmitting unit configured to transmit data to a storage device to which a log related to printing is configured to be stored; and a control device configured to: decompress the print data into the decompressed data; and determine whether data related to the printing satisfies a predetermined condition; wherein, if the control device determines that the predetermined condition is satisfied, the transmitting unit transmits the print data to the storage device, and if the determining unit determines that the predetermined condition is not satisfied, the transmitting unit transmits the decompressed data to the storage device.

Abstract: An image formation apparatus, which is connected to an external device and which forms an image based on a print data sent from the external device, includes a request receiving section for receiving a check request for a print setting associated with the print data; a response section for responding to the external device with an answer to the check request having received by the request receiving section; a data receiving section for receiving the print data from the external device after the response section responds to the external device; a printing section for carrying out printing for the print data received by the data receiving section; and a preparation operation section for executing a preparation operation for printing based on the print data after the request receiving section receives the check request and before the data receiving section receives the print data.

Abstract: A printing system includes: a plurality of printers; an information processing apparatus including a designation unit configured to receive, from user's input, search condition for searching the printers in which the print jobs are to be registered, a search unit configured to search for the printers satisfying the search condition received by the designation unit, a determination unit configured to determine the printers from the printers searched by the search unit, and a registering unit configured to register print jobs based on a same print target in the printers determined by the determination unit. The printer in which the print job is registered starts printing in response to a print instruction.

Abstract: A printing system, in which a printing job based on a same printing target is registered in each of a plurality of printers and one of the plurality of printers performs printing in response to a print instruction of the printing job thereto, the printing system including; a determination unit that determines, when registering the printing job in each of the plurality of printers, a registration destination of the printing job for each of the plurality of printers such that both a printer having the printing job registered in a volatile memory and a printer having the printing job registered in a non-volatile memory exist.

Abstract: An automatic focussing device which functions to bring a video disc surface in focus with an optical system is disclosed. The device comprises a hologram for producing a focussing luminous flux having astigmatism with or without coma and a video signal reading out luminous flux without having astigmatism with or without coma, a relay lens having an optimum image forming plane, and an objective lens arranged such that said optimum image forming plane and said video disc surface are conjugate with respect to said objective lens.