An electronic component (1) of an adjustable furniture system comprises an opening (11) in a housing (10) and a plurality of contact areas (15). The component is arranged to enable establishing electrical contact to a programming interface (16) of a memory element (14) from outside through the opening (11) by means of a needle adapter (20) and to program the memory element (14).

A system for controlled motion of circuit components to create reconfigurable circuits comprising: a support; a substrate operatively associated with the support; actuators operatively associated with the support configured to physically move circuit components and to move the circuit components into physical and electrical contact with the substrate; the substrate comprising at least one conductive segment arranged to electrically connect circuit components when electrical contacts of circuit components are placed in contact with at least one conductive segment; and control circuitry configured to control the first and second actuators to thereby position the circuit components relative to the substrate; whereby circuit function is determined by the selection of circuit components and the location and orientation of circuit components relative to the substrate and conductive segments to create a reconfigurable circuit.

The printed circuit board includes metallic zones including: a first, second and third positive terminal, a first and second negative terminal, wherein the second negative terminal is connected to the first negative terminal, and electric contacts for the mounting of one or more LEDs and electric traces such that the LEDs are connected in series forming a LED string. The printed circuit board comprises selection means implemented with electric traces and metallic contacts adapted to be short-circuited via links in order to permit all of the following connections: a connection of the LED string between the first and third positive terminal, a connection of the LED string between the first positive terminal and the first negative terminal, a connection of the LED string between the second and third positive terminal, and a connection of the LED string between the second positive terminal and the first negative terminal.

This invention can be used as mini-micro-switching, up to macro switching. An electronic module having several input copper circuit traces, and several output copper traces, or wires, with some traces having disconnects, consisting of drilled holes, which can be bridged by conductive fasteners. This invention is also solving switching of differing functions both in the industry, and after that the product is in the market and the customer requests switching options. Selecting a switching options can be accomplished on a module, by first remove a conductive fastener from one position and attach the fastener in a second position on copper traces. Where the fastener is removed and not re-inserted, an open circuit trace occurs. Thereby accomplishing: selecting, reversing, or switching of one, or of a multiple of circuits.

A method for producing an electric component carrier for automobile applications, in particular an electric component carrier for a lock. The electric component carrier is equipped with a conductive track arrangement and a base plate, which supports the conductive track. In the initial state, the conductive track arrangement has one or more separation points depending upon the required mode of operation in the operational state. According to the invention, the conductive track arrangement in the initial state is coated at least partially with a casting compound by means of injection molding and then the separation point is introduced into the free region.

Disclosed is a novel timer module. The novel timer module includes a replaceable movement, a master control circuit board, an upper housing, and a lower housing. A circuit board is disposed inside the replaceable movement. Five first inserting pins are welded on the circuit board. The first inserting pins are exposed from the outside of a housing of the replaceable movement. The master control circuit board is located in the upper housing and the lower housing, and is fixed on an upper surface of the lower housing. A relay is disposed inside the master control circuit board. Contacts of the relay respectively extend and are fixed on a surface of the master control circuit board by using leads. Therefore, a problem that a conventional timer movement is fixedly welded on a circuit of a timer module can be resolved.

A method for enabling self-aligning light-emitting diodes is provided. The method includes printing a die architecture including solders having a bond line thickness according to a printed circuit board design and placing light-emitting diodes in corresponding placement positions onto the solders. The method includes implementing a reflow process that includes a self-alignment effect for the light-emitting diodes. The self-alignment effect comprises creating surface tension forces while the solders are molten that pull or hold the light-emitting diodes to or at final positions.

There is provided a semiconductor apparatus including a first high-speed communication controller and a second high-speed communication controller that perform high-speed communication; a first high-speed communication terminal group that includes a first high-speed communication terminal for inputting a first signal; a second high-speed communication terminal group that includes a second high-speed communication terminal for inputting a second signal; and a terminal mounting surface, in which the terminal mounting surface includes a first side and a second side, a shortest distance from the first high-speed communication terminal group to the first side is shorter than a shortest distance from the second high-speed communication terminal group to the first side, and a shortest distance from the second high-speed communication terminal group to the second side is shorter than a shortest distance from the first high-speed communication terminal group to the second side.

A reconfigurable connector system for distributing power between an input power source and a cable harness connector having M cable harness terminals includes an energy center module (ECM) and a connecting adapter. The ECM has a module housing, a PCB having more than M pin holes, a plurality of e-fuses connected with the pin holes, a controller connected with the e-fuses, and an input connector connected to the controller and/or the e-fuses. The connecting adapter has a body with first and second sides and M bridging adapters within the body. Each bridging adapter includes a first connection point accessible from the first side and configured to be directly connectable with a cable harness terminal, one or more second connection points accessible from the second side and configured to be connectable with a pin hole, and a busbar connecting the first connection point with the one or more second connection points.

The invention relates to a variable sensor interface for a control unit, this variable sensor interface including a circuit board which is provided with components. In a sensor interface which can easily be used for the use of different sensor types, the circuit board has a predefined conductive track layout having a plurality of predefined mounting locations, the mounting locations being provided with components in a sensor-specific manner.