Abstract: A magnetic tape cartridge includes an opening 1C through which a magnetic tape is drawn out, and a slide door 6 that slides along a sidewall 1D provided with the opening 1C to open and close the opening 1C. The opening 1C is provided in part of the sidewall 1D across a lower half 1A and an upper half 1B of the cartridge case 1. At least one of a lower half portion and an upper half portion of the sidewall is provided with a holding groove 1L that receives a front end portion 6A of the slide door 6 when the opening is closed. Therefore, the upper half 1B and the lower half 1A of the magnetic tape cartridge may be smoothly combined.

Abstract: Method and apparatus are presented for electrically coupling a slider to ground. In one embodiment, a bonding pad is provided on a side of the slider body separate from the bonding pad(s) used for read/write signals. This separate bonding pad is electrically coupled within the slider body to components that are to be coupled to ground. A separate conductor provided on the suspension (e.g., a trace, a flex circuit, etc.) may be electrically coupled to the separate bonding pad via gold ball bonding. The conductor is also coupled to ground in the hard-disk drive device (e.g., via the preamplifier). The use of the separated bonding pad and trace may negate the need to use a conductive adhesive to electrically ground the slider via its attachment to the tongue of a slider.

Abstract: A system and a method for bonding a slider to a suspension tongue are disclosed. A set of conductive fibers is embedded in a bonding adhesive binding the slider to the suspension tongue to improve conductivity between the slider and the suspension assembly. The bonding adhesive includes binder resin and silver powder. The slider is composed of aluminum oxide and titanium carbide. The set of conductive fibers is composed of carbon coated potassium titanic acid whisker. The set of conductive fibers range in length from 10 &mgr;m to 20 &mgr;m. and in diameter from 0.3 &mgr;m to 0.6 &mgr;m. The set of conductive fibers range in resistance from 0.01 ohm to 0.1 ohm. The set of conductive fibers is mixed with the bonding adhesive in a 1% to 4% mixing ratio.

Abstract: An HGA includes a head slider having at least one head element, a resilient flexure for supporting the head slider to control flying attitude of the head slider, a load beam, supporting the flexure at its top end section, for applying a load in a direction perpendicular to a surface of a recording medium to the head slider, at least one fixing part, formed integral with the load beam, for fixing the load beam to a support arm, and a load-generation part, coupling the at least one fixing part with the load beam, for generating the load. The load-generation part has first at least one leaf spring section formed in a three-dimensionally bent shape and integral with the load beam, the first at least one leaf spring section being located at the rear of the at least one fixing part.

Abstract: A head gimbal assembly has a gimbal with a limiter formed from a sheet prior to attachment to the load beam structure. The limiter has a pair of flange extensions, each flange extension having an arm extension. The flange extensions and the arm extension are bent around a tip of the load beam to interleave the limiter around the load beam. The arm extensions have a narrower width than a width of the flange extensions, providing room for adjustment to the pitch and roll attitude of the system after assembly.

Abstract: A wiring portion has first and second write conductors, first and second read conductors, and an insulating layer. The first write conductor, first and second read conductors, and second write conductor are arranged three-dimensionally at different height levels in the thickness direction of the insulating layer, in a cross section extending in the width direction of the wiring portion. The distance from the first write conductor to the first read conductor is equal to the distance from the first write conductor to the second read conductor. The distance from the second write conductor to the first read conductor is equal to the distance from the second write conductor to the second read conductor.

Abstract: A magnetic disk apparatus includes a magnetic disk on which information is stored, a magnetic head which performs writing-in and reading-out of information, a suspension which supports the magnetic head, and a suspension supporting member having a &phgr;-shaped hinge. The suspension is supported at a tip end of the &phgr;-shaped hinge and an actuator for moving the magnetic head to a predetermined position on the magnetic disk is disposed so as to bridge an open portion of the &phgr;-shaped hinge. The actuator is coated with a resin material.

Abstract: A head drum assembly of a tape recorder in which an inner race and an outer race of an upper bearing are press-fitted onto a shaft and a rotary drum, respectively, thereby applying a preload, and comprises preload means including a resilient body such as a compressed coil spring that is disposed between a lower bearing disposed between the rotary drum and the shaft and a stationary drum, the resilient body for upwardly pressing the inner race of the lower bearing, thereby applying a preload. Accordingly, the head drum assembly of the tape recorder provides enhanced assembling efficiency and reduced manufacturing costs.

Abstract: A system and method using a connection plate to electrically couple a magnetic read/write head to a printed circuit assembly. The connection plate has a set of contact pads to control reads and a set of contact pads to control. The printed circuit assembly also allows control of the micro-actuator arms. The connection plate can be attached to a framing assembly of the micro-actuator by laser welding or by using an ultraviolet cured epoxy.

Abstract: A micro-electro-mechanical device formed by a body of semiconductor material having a thickness and defining a mobile part and a fixed part. The mobile part is formed by a mobile platform, supporting arms extending from the mobile platform to the fixed part, and by mobile electrodes fixed to the mobile platform. The fixed part has fixed electrodes facing the mobile electrodes, a first biasing region fixed to the fixed electrodes, a second biasing region fixed to the supporting arms, and an insulation region of insulating material extending through the entire thickness of the body. The insulation region insulates electrically at least one between the first and the second biasing regions from the rest of the fixed part.

Abstract: A magnetoresistive effect element is a compound lamination including a first anti-ferromagnetic layer, a first fixed magnetic layer, a tunnel insulation layer, a free magnetic layer, a non-magnetic metal layer, a second fixed magnetic layer, and a second anti-ferromagnetic layer such that a TMR element and a SVMR element are formed, sharing the free magnetic layer.

Abstract: The invention is a magnetic device that includes a ferromagnetic/antiferromagnetic (F/AF) structure wherein the ferromagnetic layer is perpendicularly exchange biased by the antiferromagnetic layer. The invention has application to perpendicular magnetic recording disks and magnetic tunnel junction devices used as read heads for disk drives and memory cells in magnetic memory arrays.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for fitting a rotor enclosure over at least one assembly of field windings mounted on a rotor core, said method comprising the steps: applying a force to elastically reduce a circumference of the at least one assembly of field windings mounted on the rotor core, where the reduction in circumference is greater than a circumference reduction due to just eliminating clearances between adjacent end-turns of windings; generating a clearance between the field windings and the rotor enclosure due to the application of the force; axially sliding the rotor enclosure over the at least one assembly of field windings while the circumference is reduced, and releasing the force to allow the circumference of the at least one assembly of field windings to expand and cause the enclosure to tightly fit on the at least one assembly of field windings.

Abstract: A thermally suppressing circuit mainly comprises a restart-charging drive member, a coil set, a restart-charging capacitor, and a charging switch set. The restart-charging drive member is electrically connected to the coil set and the restart-charging capacitor while the charging switch set connected between the coil set and the restart-charging capacitor. The charging switch set is used to access signals output from the restart-charging drive member. In abnormal operation, as the restart-charging drive member may turn on an auto-restart function to output a high or low voltage signal, the charging switch set is turned on to accelerate charging the restart-charging capacitor to thereby avoid overcurrent passing the coil set.

Abstract: A microtransformer for a high-performance system-on-chip power supply is disclosed. Through-wafer openings in a substrate allow the primary and secondary wiring on both surfaces of the silicon substrate. An insulating silicon oxide layer is first deposited on all surfaces of the substrate. A magnetic film is further deposited on the silicon oxide layer followed by the application of another insulating layer. Coils are fabricated next by patterned deposition on both sides of the substrate and through the holes. The coils can be, e.g., single coils or primary or secondary coils of a transformer structure, with secondary having one or more output taps to supply different output voltages. For better flux closure, various magnetic layers and insulators can be deposited on top of the windings.

Abstract: An exemplary device and method for providing electric service are disclosed. The exemplary method for providing construction power during the construction of a facility and providing permanent power at the facility thereafter, includes installing an electric service device of the present invention at a construction site that, when energized, is operable to provide metered construction power through an electrical outlet at the device during construction of the facility and to provide metered permanent power at the facility thereafter. The method includes obtaining inspection approval of the installation of the device, and locking the device to provide metered construction power when energized. The method further includes installing a meter in the device to measure energy consumption of metered construction power and metered permanent power, and energizing the device to provide metered construction power at the construction site.

Abstract: With prior art Immersion Detection Circuit Interrupters (IDCI), the firing of the trip coil to open the contacts which interrupts the flow of current to a load uses the neutral conductor as the return path when leakage is detected. If, however, the neutral conductor should become open, there is no return path present to fire the coil. An unsafe condition because the voltage that is present cannot be disconnected from the load. With this invention the SCR, which is used to fire the coil, now uses the ground conductor and diodes as the return path to fire the coil to interrupt the voltage from the load. A fully shielded cord is used to detect a break in a conductor. An LED indicator in either the plug or the receptacle of the extension cord verifies that protection is available. A test button is provided to test shield continuity and to verify proper circuit operation.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for protecting against electrocution hazards that arise when an appliance is electrically connected to a miswired single-phase AC electrical source are described. Protection is provided against miswiring conditions that causes the putative ground line of the electrical source to be either electrically energized or to be electrically open. The apparatus includes one or more sensors that detect if the electrical source is miswired and operate one or more switches which preclude electrical continuity to one or more of the electrical lines of the appliance if a miswiring is detected. The method includes the steps of detecting if the putative ground of the electrical source is electrically energized, and if it is, then precluding electrical continuity between the putative ground of the electrical source and the ground of the appliance.

Abstract: A new type of ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) with reverse wiring protection preferably includes a pair of fixed contact holders, each having a contact at one end; a pair of movable contact holders, each having a fixed end and a movable end, each of the movable ends having a contact; a movable assembly that moves between first and second positions, wherein the first position is a position in which each of the contacts of the fixed contact holders makes contact with one of the contacts of the movable end of one of the movable contact holders, and wherein the second position is a position in which the contacts of the fixed contact holders are separated from the contacts of the movable contact holders; an electromagnetic resetting component, which, when energized, causes the movable assembly to be in the first position; an electromagnetic tripping component, different from the electromagnetic resetting component, which, when energized, causes the movable assembly to be in the second position; and a contr

Abstract: An arc-fault detecting circuit-breaker system is operable with a protected electrical circuit that operates with direct current or alternating current. A normally closed line circuit breaker has an electrical input and an electrical output, and an electrical line connects the electrical output to the protected-element input. The system includes a detector of the rate of change with time of a current flow in the electrical line. An activating element alternating current voltage source has an alternating current output. A circuit-breaker activating element is operable responsive to the detector. The circuit-breaker activating element is electrically connected between the electrical line and the alternating current output.

Abstract: In the present invention the basic detection and interruption components of an Immersion Detection Circuit Interrupter (IDCI), in combination with the line, neutral and shield conductors of an extension or appliance cord provides a new improved type of detector, a Leakage Current Detector Interrupter (LCDI) which interrupts current to a load when current leakage is detected between the line or neutral conductors of the cord and the shield conductor.

Abstract: An electrostatic discharge protection circuit that includes at least two transistors connected in a stacked configuration, a first diffusion region of a first dopant type shared by two adjacent transistors, and a second diffusion region of a second dopant type formed in the first diffusion region. A substrate-triggered site is induced into the device structure of the stacked transistors to improve ESD robustness and turn-on speed. An area-efficient layout to realize the stacked transistors is proposed. The stacked transistors may be implemented in ESD protection circuits with a mixed-voltage I/O interface, or in integrated circuits with multiple power supplies. The stacked transistors are fabricated without using a thick-gate mask.

Abstract: There provided an electrostatic discharge protection circuit for preventing a damage to a transistor due to an ESD surge. In the protection circuit, a first and a second signal line serving as a source or a drain of a transistor Tr1 are connected to a first and a second power source terminal, respectively. A first diode has an anode connected to the first signal line and a cathode connected to a back gate of the transistor and a cathode of a second diode. The second diode has an anode connected to the second signal line 2. Thus, the source and drain of the transistor Tr1 are switched to each other in accordance with an ESD surge voltage generated in the first and the second signal line. Therefore, an ESD surge current runs through a source-drain path without producing a parasitic action in a well tap of the source and the drain, thereby preventing a damage to the transistor Tr1.

Abstract: An ESD protection circuit protects integrated circuits having multiple power supply voltage sources from damage when an ESD event causes excessive differential voltages between the multiple separate power supply voltage sources. The ESD protection circuit has a string of serially connected lateral polycrystalline silicon diodes characterized by consistent turn-on threshold voltage level such that as the number of stage of the ESD protection circuit increase, the turn-on voltage threshold of the ESD protection circuit increase linearly.

Abstract: A first step of alternately stacking a ceramic sheet and an internal electrode with an adhesive layer between the ceramic sheet and the internal electrode to obtain a laminated body, and a second step of sintering the laminated body are provided. The adhesive layer includes a thermoplastic resin and at least one of Cr, Mg, Al, Si, a Cr compound, an Mg compound, an Al compound, an Si compound and an inorganic powder included in the ceramic sheet. This manufacturing method improves adhesion between a ceramic layer and the internal electrode after sintering and suppresses a structural defect such as delamination or a crack.

Abstract: An electrical power supply includes a power input interconnected with a power source that supplies input power having a voltage exceeding a predetermined voltage threshold, e.g. a low voltage threshold. A power conversion arrangement converts the input power to output power having a voltage at or below the voltage threshold, and the low voltage power is supplied to a power outlet. An over-voltage protection arrangement, in the form of a voltage sensing circuit, is operable to detect the voltage of output power from the power supply and to discontinue the supply of power to the power outlet in the event power supplied to the power outlet has a voltage that exceeds the low voltage threshold. The over-voltage protection circuit is incorporated in a circuit board adapted to be plugged into a primary circuit board of the power supply.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a hard disk drive system having overvoltage protection circuits for various types of overvoltage conditions. For example, the system comprises one or more hard disk drive integrated circuit chips residing on a board and a hard disk drive power plug receptacle residing on the board having two different value power supply ports associated therewith. The receptacle is operable to receive a power plug therein, wherein when the power plug is inserted therein in a proper orientation the two different value voltages are properly supplied to the one or more hard disk drive integrated circuit chips, and wherein when the power plug is inserted therein in an improper orientation the two different value voltages are switched with respect to their intended values. The system comprises a reverse power plug orientation protection circuit coupled between the hard disk drive power plug receptacle and at least one of the one or more hard disk drive integrated circuit chips.

Abstract: A synchronous DC-DC regulator, adapted to receive a high side pulsed signal and a low side pulsed signal that is substantially the inverse of the high side pulsed signal. The regulator includes an inductor, and a capacitor having one port connected to ground, and having a second port providing an output voltage of the DC-DC. A driver is provided for driving pulses of current to the inductor when the high side pulsed signal is asserted. A switch and a diode are provided, adapted to provide a path for the inductor to drive current to charge the capacitor when the high side pulsed signal is not asserted. An undercurrent sense circuit is adapted to sense a driving current flowing through the driver and to assert a disable signal when the driving current is less than a predetermined amount.

Abstract: A current sense circuit includes a current sense device and a voltage sense device. The current sense device is positioned to sense a drive current provided to a load by a drive circuit. The voltage sense device is coupled across the current sense device and receives a threshold signal at a first input and provides an output signal on an output whose value is dependent upon whether a sense signal at a second input is above or below the threshold signal. A level of the threshold signal changes in response to a voltage level of a power supply that supplies the drive current to the drive circuit.

Abstract: Method and apparatus to prevent disturbances on the system power busses in a data processing system while communication channels of the system are partitioned and redundant to eliminate interruptions. Power to Direct Access Storage Devices (DASD) and Terminators are powered-on in a slow controlled manner to prevent disturbances on the power busses. This allows for hot plugging of DASD backplanes. Very fast (1u sec.) soft switch circuits along with parasitic (Lparx) storage components provide over current protection from any shorting component or disk drive.

Abstract: In a digital protection relay with a time sync function, the sampling timing of which is specified based on a reference timing transmitted from a time signal generator to time sync means, with a determination value, the time sync means includes a reception circuit that receives a discrimination code and time data transmitted from the time signal generator, a code discrimination circuit that discriminates the reference timing on condition that the received discrimination code coincides with a desired code, a time calculation circuit that calculates the sampling timing on the basis of the discriminated reference timing and the time data, and a sampling sync circuit that specifies the sampling timing of a digital quantity of electricity on the basis of the calculated sampling timing.

Abstract: A method for driving a semiconductor switch with load current limiting and thermal protection whose maximum load current is limited and which switches off when a predetermined upper temperature is exceeded and switches on again when a predetermined lower temperature is crossed. The semiconductor switch is operated in a normal mode and a fault mode. The semiconductor switch is driven in the fault mode once the predetermined temperature is exceeded; and the load current is limited to a first maximum value in a normal mode and a second maximum value, which is lower than the first maximum value, in a fault mode. Such a circuit configuration with a semiconductor switch has a protection circuit and a sensor circuit.

Abstract: A controller system for a bathing installation such as a spa is disclosed. The system distributes line voltage from a line voltage service to one or more line voltage loads and controls operation of a service system for the bathing installation. The system includes a housing structure, with a controller printed circuit board mounted within the housing. The board includes a plurality of line voltage output terminals for connection to respective line voltage loads via line voltage wiring connections, a set of circuit board line voltage contact surfaces, a plurality of circuit conductors for providing circuit connections between the contact surfaces and respective ones of the line voltage from the circuit board line voltage contact surfaces to the output terminals.

Abstract: A method and system to increase the throughput of a communications system that uses an electrical power distribution system as a communications pathway, determines the phase of the power distribution power cycle and compares this determined phase to predetermined regions of the power cycle. If the power cycle is within a predetermined region, a particular communication scheme is used for transmitting and receiving information. The power cycle can have two or more predetermined regions. Optionally, the throughput for any or all regions can be determined so as to provide for modification of the associated communication scheme if the throughput is determined to be outside some predetermined range.

Abstract: A lightning arrester device for protecting an electrical circuit connected to a low-voltage network against transient overvoltages includes a plurality of gas-type spark gaps each connected directly in parallel with each other across two common nodes. Each of the plurality of gas-type spark gaps individually has a surge current rating below a desired surge current rating of the device.

Abstract: A device for holding a wafer, an electronic component comprises a system for transporting without deformation a wafer of electronic components. The device also enables the transport by one or the other of the passive or active faces. The device comprises a planar and thin rigid support having a controllable temperature and at least an electrode consisting of (N+1) elements, confined between two sheets of insulating material. The support provides a protrusion-free surface for gripping the wafer, and electrostatic elements for positive retention of the wafer induces a gripping power of the latter distributed over the entire support. The U-shaped support is borne by the electrical bond of the electrode with a remote (adjustable, AC or DC, mono-multipolar) power source. The gripping surface of the device is planar and protrusion-free whatever the geometry of the support used.

Abstract: A ceramic electronic component (20) having surface conductor films (23) and side-surface conductor films (24) excellent in burning shrinkage, bonding strength, solder heat resistance, solder wettability and the like. A method of producing a ceramic electronic component which uses a conductive paste containing as a main component Ag-based metal powder, the surface of the metal powder being coated with an organic metal compound or a metal oxide having as a constituting element any one selected from a group consisting of Al, Zr, Ti, Y, Ca, Mg and Zn, to form conductor films (23, 24 25) on a ceramic base material (21). A side-surface conductor film-forming paste differs form a surface conductor film-forming paste in that (1) the former paste has a relatively small coating amount of the organic metal compound or metal oxide and/or (2) contains either at least one kind of inorganic oxide powder as an accessory composition or a comparatively high percentage of the inorganic oxide powder.

Abstract: An electrostatic chuck includes a substrate having a wafer-installing face and an opposed back face. An electrostatic chucking electrode is buried in the substrate, and an insulating layer is provided on the back face of the substrate. The substrate also includes a dielectric layer including at least the wafer-installing face and surrounding the electrostatic chucking electrode, and the insulating layer includes an insulating material having a larger volume resistivity than that of the dielectric layer.

Abstract: Switched-capacitor structures are provided that reduce distortion and noise in their processed signals because they increase isolation between structural elements and ensure that selected elements are securely turned off in one mode and quickly turned on in another mode.

Abstract: A variable capacitor comprising a substrate having a first type ion-doped buried layer, a first type ion-doped well, a second type ion-doped region and a conductive layer thereon. The first type ion-doped well is formed within the substrate. The first type ion-doped well has a cavity. The first type ion-doped buried layer is in the substrate underneath the first type ion-doped well. The first type ion-doped buried layer and the first type ion-doped well are connected. The second type ion-doped region is at the bottom of the cavity of the first type ion-doped well. The conductive layer is above and in connection with the first type ion-doped buried layer.

Abstract: A ceramic capacitor includes: a first conductive pattern; a second conductive pattern and a dielectric layer, the first conductive pattern and the second conductive pattern being made of a conductor and provided so as to oppose each other and sandwich the dielectric layer therebetween. The first conductive pattern and the second conductive pattern are different in area from each other, where the second conductive pattern is smaller than the first conductive pattern, and a portion where the first conductive pattern and the second conductive pattern overlap each other forms a capacitance portion. A first extended portion and a second extended portion made of the conductor are formed at both edges of the second conductive pattern so as to extend in mutually opposite directions. With this configuration, the ceramic capacitor with a reduced variation in capacitance value caused by displacement in lamination of green sheets can be provided.

Abstract: The invention relates to a personal computer and its portable versions, such as laptops and handheld computers, comprising at least two independent subsystems (8) in addition to a microprocessor (2). Each existing subsystem (8) is based on a separate, independent classification of the data contained therein as a result of the latter's security-specific sensitivity. Each subsystem (8) comprises at least one individual physical and/or virtual storage medium (9). Each subsystem (8) contains at least one individual integrated operating system (10). According to requirements, the subsystems (8) can be started and prepared for operation, or switched to standby mode jointly or independently of one another, or started and operated jointly or independently of one another, or switched to standby mode from operational mode, or shutdown jointly or independently of one another, or shutdown from standby mode jointly or independently of one another.

Abstract: An electric double layer capacitor having contained in a casing an electrolyte, a positive electrode and a negative electrode each being an electrode containing carbon black, to form an electric double layer at the interface with the electrolyte, and a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, wherein at least one electrode of the positive electrode and the negative electrode has protruded portions or bent portions formed continuously in the height direction against the bottom face of the casing, and a space due to the height of the protruded portions or the bent portions is formed between said at least one electrode and the separator.

Abstract: The invention is related to methods and apparatus for inserting and/or holding electronic modules into equipment racks. For example, the electronic module can correspond to a power supply, and the equipment rack can correspond to a shelf for a standardized equipment rack. One embodiment includes a handle that is movable from a first position to a second position. A power supply is inserted into an equipment rack with a handle in a first position. The first position of the handle permits partial insertion of the power supply, thereby permitting electrical connection of pre-charge contacts. The handle is then moved to a second position, thereby pulling in the power supply and permitting regular power contacts to make an electrical connection. One embodiment further includes a tongue and groove arrangement to prevent vertical displacement of an electronic module.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a network device having a parallelepiped housing comprising a plurality of slots on two opposite sides and two opposite edges at each of an underside and a top and a plurality of pads each fastened the slots. This forms a short distance between a supporting surface and the underside of the housing by the projected pad. Also, housings of the same type of network devices can be stacked or horizontally coupled together by fastening the pads in the slots.

Abstract: A stand with infrared emission, which is connected to a related circuit of a keyboard, includes a pivot seat, a base, a support plate and a gyratory arm. The pivot seat is a joining part with an end thereof being connected to the keyboard and the other end thereof having a first pivot device. The base at the lower end thereof is connected to the pivot device. The support plate has the lower side thereof integrally connecting with the upper end of the base and the upper side thereof being provided with a connection part. The gyratory arm at the lower end thereof joining the connection part of the support plate and the upper end thereof is provided with an abrupt emission seat. An infrared emitter is disposed in the emission seat and electrically connected to the keyboard. A personal digital assistant (PDA) can be placed on both the base and the support plate with the gyratory arm being adjustably rotated such that the emission seat can align with an infrared receiver so as to facilitate data transmission.

Abstract: The invention relates to a test socket (10) for an electronic component, comprising a embossed support layer (12) comprising several embossments (16) with projecting relief, the embossments being provided with at least one conducting test area (14) near the top of the embossment, that may be brought into electrical contact with a terminal of the component.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a protective apparatus for housing and protecting sensitive components disposed therein, such as a central processing unit (CPU) or a hard drive. The protective apparatus includes an outer casing, a fan panel, a connector panel, an internal box including the sensitive components and located within the outer casing, an internal housing contained within the internal box, and shock assemblies suspending the internal housing within the internal box.

Abstract: A cooling arrangement for one or more integrated circuits which are mounted in a socket on a printed circuit board and which each are cooled by a cooling element based on a compressor. The surface of each integrated circuit has arranged thereon a cooling element which is formed by an evaporator in the form of a housing (15) which has a lid with protruding cooling rods. Coolant is supplied to the housing (15) via a supply pipe (22, 23) that ends in an inlet stub (24) in the housing, which is constructed such that the coolant changes its direction, such as 90°, when entering the interior of the housing. The coolant is returned form the housing via an outlet stub (25) which is concentric with the inlet stub (22). The supply pipe has a smaller diameter than the inlet stub (24) and the outlet stub (25), which means that cooling of the coolant and thereby of the cooling rods takes place in the housing, said cooling being transferred to the individual ICs.

Abstract: A PC cartridge having enhanced front connecting structure is disclosed. Two folded hooks with n-shaped structure are on the same side of the front connector and at two front corners of the upper shell. The folded hook defines a small height and has a rearward opening. Further, first and second flanges are located on the same side of the front connector and at the front ends of the packing rubbers located on the bottom shell. Especially, first and second flanges are parts extended from the packing rubbers, whereby retaining slots are formed between upper and bottom shells. Both the second flanges comprise a third flange projected forward. The folded hooks conform to the third flange and extend into the retaining slots so as to engage the upper shell with the bottom shell.