A microprocessor loading mechanism, comprising a bolster plate surrounding an aperture, wherein the opening is to receive a microprocessor socket, one or more torsion bars coupled to the bolster plate, and a stud coupled to each of the one or more torsion bars, wherein each stud is to receive a nut to secure a microprocessor package to the microprocessor socket within the aperture and wherein each stud is secured to the bolster plate by each corresponding torsion bar.

A retail merchandise pusher with a remote alarm feature is provided. The pusher includes a housing and an adaptor. The adaptor is removably coupled to the housing and slidably coupled to a track. The pusher including a shaft rotatable about its axis in a first and second direction and a gear wheel coupled to the shaft. The rotation of the gear wheel causing a first electrical contact to engage with a second electrical contact, such that the distance that the pusher moves along the track can be measured by totaling the number of times the first electrical contact engages with the second electrical contact.

The invention relates to a building automation device which can be recessed in an electrical box, which adapts to the various communication requirements, which comprises a communication module with a communication bus, an application module which implements the functionality of the device, and a bus connector between the two modules, in which said bus connector serves to supply and transfer data, the communication module comprises a first base, the application module comprises a second base, during use, second side faces of the second base are inserted into a first opening of the first base, and the first base is joined to the second base via first attachment means.

Disclosed is a modular energy system that comprises a first module, comprising a first panel, and a first connector attached to the first panel. A portion of the first connector extends past a first edge of the first panel. The modular energy system further comprises a second module, comprising a second panel, and a second connector attached to the second panel. The second connector is aligned with a second edge of the second panel, and the second connector defines a cavity. The second module is coupled to the first module, wherein the portion of the first connector that extends past the first edge of the first panel is positioned within the cavity defined by the second connector.

Examples may include racks for a data center and sleds for the racks, the sleds arranged to house physical resources for the data center. The sleds and racks can be arranged to be autonomously manipulated, such as, by a robot. The sleds and racks can include features to facilitate automated installation, removal, maintenance, and manipulation by a robot.

Embodiments are generally directed apparatuses, methods, techniques and so forth to select two or more processing units of the plurality of processing units to process a workload, and configure a circuit switch to link the two or more processing units to process the workload, the two or more processing units each linked to each other via paths of communication and the circuit switch.

A first thermal management approach involves an air flow through cooling mechanism with multiple airflow channels for dissipating heat generated in a PCA. The air flow direction through at least one of the channels is different from the air flow direction through at least another of the channels. Alternatively or additionally, the airflow inlet of at least one channel is off-axis with respect to the airflow outlet. A second thermal management approach involves the fabrication of a PCB with enhanced durability by mitigating via cracking or PTH fatigue. At least one PCB layer is composed of a base material formed from a 3D woven fiberglass fabric, and conductive material deposited onto the base material surface. A conductive PTH extends through the base material of multiple PCB layers, where the CTE of the base material along the z-axis direction substantially matches the CTE of the conductive material along the x-axis direction.

Embodiments are generally directed apparatuses, methods, techniques and so forth to receive a sled manifest comprising identifiers for physical resources of a sled, receive results of an authentication and validation operations performed to authenticate and validate the physical resources of the sled, determine whether the results of the authentication and validation operations indicate the physical resources are authenticate or not authenticate. Further and in response to the determination that the results indicate the physical resources are authenticated, permit the physical resources to process a workload, and in response to the determination that the results indicate the physical resources are not authenticated, prevent the physical resources from processing the workload.

A module for a networking node is disclosed. The module includes a Printed Circuit Board (“PCB”), one or more circuits mounted to the PCB and a faceplate. The faceplate includes a middle plate, a first side plate, and a second side plate. The first side plate extends from the middle plate at an obtuse angle relative to the middle plate towards a first side and back of the module. The second side plate extends from the middle plate, opposite to the first side plate, at an obtuse angle relative to the middle plate towards a second side and the back of the module.

A projection apparatus including a housing, a light-transmissive cover, an optical engine module, a frame, and a projection apparatus and media player circuit module is provided. The light-transmissive cover is arranged on the housing to cover an opening of the housing. The optical engine module is configured to provide a projection light beam to be transmitted through the light-transmissive cover. The optical engine module is arranged in the housing. The frame is arranged on a top surface of the optical engine module. The frame includes extension arms extending in a direction away from the top surface. The projection apparatus and media player circuit module is configured to drive the optical engine module, and to play a pattern or an image, and is arranged on the extension arms to be distributed on at least two of side surfaces and a bottom surface of the optical engine module.