A docking connector having a first frame portion comprising a first elongated bar and a side extending perpendicular from each end of the first portion, wherein the first elongated bar has a plurality of spaced grooves perpendicular to the first bar, each groove being configured to receive an end of a module spaced along its length and a second frame portion comprising a second elongated bar, the second having a groove along its length for receiving a plurality of modules. The second frame portion is removably secured to the first frame portion with a screw at each end to form a frame having two pairs of opposing sides with the spaced grooves on the first bar and the groove on the second elongated bar facing an interior of the frame.

Systems and methods for making an interconnect device for electronic circuits. The methods comprise: fabricating a housing as a single 3D printed part having a plurality of apertures with bend angles less than ninety degrees; inserting wires into the plurality of apertures of the housing; and establishing electrical connections respectively between (A) the wires and a plurality of first socket adaptors and (B) the wires and a plurality of second socket adaptors.

Embodiments are directed to an assembly including a bay structure including a bay structure that defines a bay for receiving a pluggable module and including sides and a front plate rotatably connected to the sides, a connecting bracket coupled with the bay structure, and a heat transfer device coupled with the bay structure. The bay structure, the heat transfer device, and the connecting bracket are configured such that rotating the front plate from a first position to a second position displaces the connecting bracket in a first direction which causes the connecting bracket to displace the heat transfer device in a second direction transverse to the first direction.

A system comprises a rack, a support member, and a component configured for being supported in the rack by the support member. The support member is selectively insertable in the rack and comprises a plate at its rear end, the plate extending at an angle from a direction of insertion of the support member in the rack, the support member further comprising a first liquid connector mounted to the plate. The component comprises a second liquid connector mounted on a rear edge of the component, the second liquid connector being connectable to the first liquid connector when the support member and the component are inserted in the rack. A method comprises mounting the first and second liquid connectors to the support member and to the component, respectively, inserting the support member to the rack, and inserting the component in the rack until both liquid connectors are connected.

A rack adapted for receiving one or more components is disclosed. The rack includes a backplane, a pair of side panels extending from the backplane and internal support members on each side to receive and mechanically guide an initial alignment of components upon their initial insertion in the rack. A pair of male connectors mounted to the backplane is configured to mate with a corresponding pair of female connectors of each component to mechanically guide a final alignment of each component when the component is further inserted in the rack. Mechanical guidance may also be provided by, or supplemented with, a connection capable of providing liquid cooling to the rack. A system including the rack and the component inserted in the rack is also disclosed.

This disclosure provides a switch assembly structure and a display device. The switch assembly structure comprises: a switch assembly (100); an assembly housing (400) provided with a first groove (410); a first clamping member (500) provided with a second groove (510), wherein the first clamping member (500) has a first state of being securely connected with the assembly housing (400) and a second state of being separate from the assembly housing (400); wherein, in the second state, the switch assembly (100) is able to mate with the first groove (410) or the second groove (510); and in the first state, the first groove (410) and the second groove (510) combine to form a switch mounting hole (10), and the switch assembly (100) is secured in the switch mounting hole (10) by a securable connection of the first clamping member (500) with the assembly housing (400).

A multi-display device is adapted to be dockable or otherwise associatable with an additional device. In accordance with one exemplary embodiment, the multi-display device is dockable with a smartpad. The exemplary smartpad can include a screen, a touch sensitive display, a configurable area, a gesture capture region(s) and a camera. The smartpad can also include a port adapted to receive the device. The exemplary smartpad is able to cooperate with the device such that information displayable on the device is also displayable on the smartpad. Furthermore, any one or more of the functions on the device are extendable to the smartpad, with the smartpad capable of acting as an input/output interface or extension of the smartpad. Therefore, for example, information from one or more of the displays on the multi-screen device is displayable on the smartpad.

A network packaging system can include a circuit board that includes a chip located substantially in a center of the board. A backplane is in communication with the chip and located along on a first edge of the circuit board. A plurality of connector ports are arranged along the perimeter of at least two other edges of the circuit board. A plurality of traces connects the plurality of connector ports to the chip. A support structure houses one or more circuit boards, with at least two sidewall surfaces of the support structure extending substantially orthogonal to and coextensive with each of the at least two edges of the circuit board. The support structure includes a plurality of apertures extending through the one or more surfaces spatially aligned with each of the plurality of connector ports.

Examples described herein include a backplane keying mechanism. The backplane keying mechanism may include a backplane, a first connector, a second connector, a first block for the first connector, and a second block for the second connector. The first block and the second block may be moveable as one unit on the backplane from a first state to a second state. In the first state, the first block allows the first connect to connect to a first type of device and the second block allows the second connector to connect to the first type of device. In the second state, the first block prohibits the first connector from connecting to the first type of device and the second block prohibits the second connector from connecting to the first type of device.

Technologies for lifecycle management include multiple computing devices in communication with a lifecycle management server. On boot, a computing device loads a lightweight firmware boot environment. The lightweight firmware boot environment connects to the lifecycle management server and downloads one or more firmware images for controllers of the computing device. The controllers may include baseboard management controllers, network interface controllers, solid-state drive controllers, or other controllers. The lifecycle management server may select firmware images and/or versions of firmware images based on the controllers or the computing device. The computing device installs each firmware image to a controller memory device coupled to a controller, and in use, each controller accesses the firmware image in the controller memory device. The controller memory device may be a DRAM device or a high-performance byte-addressable non-volatile memory. Other embodiments are described and claimed.