Abstract: Gate-all-around integrated circuit structures having depopulated channel structures and isolation structures are described. For example, an integrated circuit structure includes a first vertical arrangement of nanowires, the first vertical arrangement of nanowires having a dielectric structure or a conductive via in place of one or more of the nanowires, the dielectric structure having a dielectric liner and a dielectric fill. A first gate stack is over the first vertical arrangement of nanowires. A second vertical arrangement of nanowires is laterally spaced apart from the first vertical arrangement of nanowires, the second vertical arrangement of nanowires having nanowires horizontally corresponding to the nanowires and the conductive via of the first vertical arrangement of nanowires. A second gate stack is over the second vertical arrangement of nanowires.

Abstract: Gate-all-around integrated circuit structures having three-dimensional (3D) conductive contact structures are described. For example, an integrated circuit structure includes a first vertical stack of horizontal nanowires over a second vertical stack of horizontal nanowires. A first epitaxial source or drain structure is at an end of the first vertical stack of horizontal nanowires. A second epitaxial source or drain structure is at an end of the second vertical stack of horizontal nanowires. The second epitaxial source or drain structure is vertically beneath the first epitaxial source or drain structure. A conductive contact structure is through the first epitaxial source or drain structure and extending only partially into the second epitaxial source or drain structure.

Abstract: Integrated circuit structures having varied percentage-Ge silicon germanium nanowires, and methods of fabricating integrated circuit structures having varied percentage-Ge silicon germanium nanowires, are described. For example, an integrated circuit structure includes a stack of horizontal nanowires. A lower one of the horizontal nanowires has a relatively higher percentage-Ge silicon and germanium composition. An upper one of the horizontal nanowires has a relatively lower percentage-Ge silicon and germanium composition. An intermediate horizontal nanowire is vertically between the lower one of the horizontal nanowires and the upper one of the horizontal nanowires and has an intermediate percentage-Ge silicon and germanium composition between the relatively higher percentage-Ge silicon and germanium composition and the relatively lower percentage-Ge silicon and germanium composition. A gate structure is vertically around the stack of horizontal nanowires.

Abstract: Gate-all-around integrated circuit structures having a heterogeneous or mixed cFET architecture are described. For example, an integrated circuit structure includes a first vertical stack of horizontal nanowires over a second vertical stack of horizontal nanowires, the first vertical stack of horizontal nanowires including (110) silicon nanowires, and the second vertical stack of horizontal nanowires including (100) silicon nanowires, or the first vertical stack of horizontal nanowires including (100) silicon nanowires, and the second vertical stack of horizontal nanowires including (110) silicon nanowires. First epitaxial source or drain structures are at ends of the first vertical stack of horizontal nanowires. Second epitaxial source or drain structures are at ends of the second vertical stack of horizontal nanowires, the second epitaxial source or drain structures vertically beneath and having a different composition than the first epitaxial source or drain structures.

Abstract: Techniques for filtering pressure pulse signals include receiving a pressure pulse signal, determining a wavelet filtering configuration, wherein the wavelet filtering configuration comprises at least one of number of levels or one or more coefficients, and generating a filtered pressure pulse signal based, at least in part, on the pressure pulse signal and a wavelet filter, wherein the wavelet filter is configured based the wavelet filtering configuration.

Abstract: A golf club head having discreet regions of specific mass relationships, including a lightweight forward portion, to achieve specific mass properties and performance.

Abstract: A system for automatically monitoring and performing diagnostic procedures on a conduit of a hydrocarbon well operation is disclosed. System examples can use a combination of sensors, data acquisition devices, and computing devices to provide fully automated conduit monitoring and diagnostic procedures that can be based on a variety of different triggering conditions. At least one sensor can be located in fluid communication with the interior of a conduit. A pressure wave traveling through the conduit as a result of deliberate action or a natural occurrence is reflected by abnormal conditions in the conduit. The sensor can receive signals comprising the pressure wave reflections. Pressure data generated by the sensor in response to receiving the signals may be automatically collected and subsequently provided to a computing device that can analyze the pressure data and determine the existence and nature of one or more abnormal conditions of the conduit.

Abstract: At least one example embodiment discloses a non-combustible smoking element including a pre-vapor formulation reservoir element configured to contain a pre-vapor formulation material, a pre-vapor heating element coupled to the pre-vapor formulation reservoir element and configured to heat at least a portion of the pre-vapor formulation material into a vapor and provide the vapor to a channel, a tobacco heating element configured to heat at least a portion of tobacco and generate an aroma and a tobacco housing configured to contain the tobacco and provide the aroma to the channel.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a golf club head comprising at least one crown opening and at least one crown insert attached to the body and covering the at least one crown opening. The golf club head further comprises at least one sole opening and at least one sole insert attached to the body and covering the at least one sole opening. The golf club head additionally includes at least one weight member configured to clamp first and second ledges at selected locations along a sliding weight track. The golf club head also comprise a coefficient of restitution (COR) feature located on the sole of the golf club head. The at least one crown insert is formed from a composite material having a density between 1 g/cc and 2 g/cc. The at least one sole insert is formed from a composite material having a density between 1 g/cc and 2 g/cc.

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include a via structure and methods of forming the via structure. In an embodiment, the via structure comprises a substrate and an opening through the substrate. In an embodiment, the opening has a first portion and a second portion under the first portion. In an embodiment, the via structure further comprises a lining on sidewalls of the first portion of the opening, and a via filling the opening. In an embodiment, the via has a first region with a first width and a second region with a second width, wherein the first width is smaller than the second width.

Abstract: A golf club head having discreet regions of specific mass relationships, including a lightweight forward portion, to achieve specific mass properties and performance.

Abstract: Disclosed golf club heads include a body defining an interior cavity, a striking surface, a sole, a crown, and a hosel, which is configured to provide improved aerodynamic and inertia generating properties of the golf club head. Certain embodiments include an inertia generator positioned in the sole between an area proximate the club head's center of gravity and a position toeward of the center of gravity at the rear of the golf club head. Some embodiments include fixed or removable mass elements, weights or weight assemblies positioned in the sole, including, in some instances, within or adjacent to the inertia generator. In particular embodiments, one or more weight assemblies are movably retained within a weight channel defining a path along the sole.

Abstract: Some disclosed golf club heads include body having at least one raised sole portion and a cantilevered ledge extending down around a perimeter of the club head below the level of the raised sole portion. Some disclosed golf club heads include one or more sole openings in the body and a sole insert that is mounted inside the body over the sole openings. The sole can include weight tracks as well, and a rear weight track can extend between a toe side sole opening and a heel side sole opening. A crown insert can also be included that is mounted over an upper opening in the body.

Abstract: A system can determine a first control point and a second control point in a flowline. The first control point can be located at a first location adjacent to a device for injecting a pressure pulse in the flowline, and the second control point can be located at a second location. The system can determine, based on a distance between the first location and the second location, a sampling rate. The system can determine, based on data sampled in the flowline at the sampling rate, an acoustic velocity of fluid in the flowline. The system can provide the acoustic velocity to the device for transmitting the pressure pulse to facilitate generating and transmitting, based on the acoustic velocity, the pressure pulse into the flowline.

Abstract: A pressure pulse injector can include an accumulator, valves, and a control system. The control system can receive parameters, including a maximum pressure and target distance, about a flowline. The control system can determine a change in pressure for a pressure pulse based on the parameters. The control system can determine a pressurization level for fluid in the accumulator. The control system can transmit the pressure pulse into the flowline. The control system can determine, using a reflected pressure pulse, information about an anomaly in the flowline.

Abstract: At least one example embodiment provides a non-combustible smoking system or kit, comprising: a cartridge having a first end and a second end; and a tobacco containing section having a third end and a fourth end. The cartridge includes: a pre-vapor formulation reservoir element and a pre-vapor heating element coupled to the pre-vapor formulation reservoir element. The tobacco containing section includes a tobacco housing and a tobacco heating element. The first end of the cartridge is configured to be connected to the fourth end of the tobacco containing section, and the second end of the cartridge is configured to be connected to the third end of the tobacco containing section.

Abstract: At least one example embodiment discloses a non-combustible smoking element including a pre-vapor formulation reservoir element configured to contain a pre-vapor formulation material, a pre-vapor heating element coupled to the pre-vapor formulation reservoir element and configured to heat at least a portion of the pre-vapor formulation material into a vapor and provide the vapor to a channel, a tobacco heating element configured to heat at least a portion of tobacco and generate an aroma and a tobacco housing configured to contain the tobacco and provide the aroma to the channel.

Abstract: Disclosed are systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer readable medium for modeling depositions within a pipe. A method includes: building a predictive model of an interior of a pipe based on legacy data observations; receiving flowline data from a sensor indicating a flow profile within the pipe; analyzing the flowline data using the predictive model; outputting, from the predictive model, data representing a change in the flow profile, wherein the change in the flow profile indicates a difference between the legacy data observations and the flowline data; and rendering a representation of the data representing the change in the flow profile.

Abstract: At least one example embodiment discloses a section of an electronic-vaping device including a pressure sensor configured to measure a current ambient pressure, the pressure sensor further configured to output the current ambient pressure measurement in accordance with a read request frequency, and a controller configured to determine a mode of operation of the electronic-vaping device, control the read request frequency based on the determined mode of operation, and detect a threshold pressure change based on the current ambient pressure and a baseline pressure.

Abstract: Disclosed golf club heads include a body defining an interior cavity, a face, a sole, a crown, a skirt, and a hosel. Some embodiments include one or more of a split mass pad and/or one or more weight ports positioned in a sole portion of the body. Additionally or alternatively, one or more mass pads or weight ports may be positioned adjacent to the periphery of the sole portion. Some embodiments further include an adjustable head-shaft connection assembly configured to adjustably couple the hosel to a golf club shaft.