Abstract: Aspects described herein relate to selecting a base representation for an advance offset of a shift register sequence, generating the shift register sequence corresponding to the advance offset based at least in part on the base representation, and processing a signal based at least in part on the shift register sequence.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a choke valve that includes a choke body, a choke trim disposed in the choke body, where the choke trim is configured to adjust a cross-sectional area of a flow path in the choke body to adjust a fluid flow through the choke valve, a needle of the choke trim disposed in the flow path of the fluid flow, where the needle includes a first portion having a superhard material, a seat of the choke trim, where the needle is configured to move along an axis extending through an opening of the seat to adjust the fluid flow through the choke valve.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a choke valve that includes a choke body, a choke trim disposed in the choke body, where the choke trim is configured to adjust a cross-sectional area of a flow path in the choke body to adjust a fluid flow through the choke valve, a needle of the choke trim disposed in the flow path of the fluid flow, where the needle includes a first portion having a superhard material, a seat of the choke trim, where the needle is configured to move along an axis extending through an opening of the seat to adjust the fluid flow through the choke valve.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a choke valve that includes a choke body, a choke trim disposed in the choke body, where the choke trim is configured to adjust a cross-sectional area of a flow path in the choke body to adjust a fluid flow through the choke valve, a needle of the choke trim disposed in the flow path of the fluid flow, where the needle includes a first portion having a superhard material, a seat of the choke trim, where the needle is configured to move along an axis extending through an opening of the seat to adjust the fluid flow through the choke valve.

Abstract: A method of constraining data represented in a deep neural network is described. The method includes determining an initial shifting specified to convert a fixed-point input value to a floating-point output value. The method also includes determining an additional shifting specified to constrain a dynamic range during converting of the fixed-point input value to the floating-point output value. The method further includes performing both the initial shifting and the additional shifting together to form a dynamic, range constrained, normalized floating-point output value.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a choke valve that includes a choke body, a choke trim disposed in the choke body, where the choke trim is configured to adjust a cross-sectional area of a flow path in the choke body to adjust a fluid flow through the choke valve, a needle of the choke trim disposed in the flow path of the fluid flow, where the needle includes a first portion having a superhard material, a seat of the choke trim, where the needle is configured to move along an axis extending through an opening of the seat to adjust the fluid flow through the choke valve.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a choke valve that includes a choke body, a choke trim disposed in the choke body, where the choke trim is configured to adjust a cross-sectional area of a flow path in the choke body to adjust a fluid flow through the choke valve, a needle of the choke trim disposed in the flow path of the fluid flow, where the needle includes a first portion having a superhard material, a seat of the choke trim, where the needle is configured to move along an axis extending through an opening of the seat to adjust the fluid flow through the choke valve.

Abstract: A processor includes a vector register configured to load data responsive to a special purpose load instruction. The processor also includes circuitry configured to replicate a selected sub-vector value from the vector register.

Abstract: A charged particle beam device includes a lens barrel having a charged particle source, a sample chamber in which a sample to be irradiated with a charged particle beam is provided, and a heat emission type electron source disposed in the sample chamber and maintained at a lower potential than that of an inner wall of the sample chamber, in which the inside of the sample chamber is cleaned by electrons (e?) emitted from the heat emission type electron source after a heating current is generated by applying a voltage from an electron source power supply. The heat emission type electron source is maintained at a lower potential than that of the inner wall of the sample chamber by applying a negative voltage to the heat emission type electron source using a bias power supply. A magnitude of the negative voltage applied to the heat emission type electron source is preferably about 30 to 1000 V, particularly preferably about 60 to 120 V.

Abstract: A method for determining a rate of penetration of a drill bit during an earth drilling operation may comprise first urging an element to extend out from a working face of the drill bit. As drilling progresses, this extended element may then be forced back into the drill bit by an internal surface of a borehole being formed. A rate at which the element retracts back into the working face may be measured to aid in estimating a rate of penetration of the drill bit into the earth.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a choke valve that includes a choke body, a choke trim disposed in the choke body, where the choke trim is configured to adjust a cross-sectional area of a flow path in the choke body to adjust a fluid flow through the choke valve, a needle of the choke trim disposed in the flow path of the fluid flow, where the needle includes a first portion having a superhard material, a seat of the choke trim, where the needle is configured to move along an axis extending through an opening of the seat to adjust the fluid flow through the choke valve.

Abstract: A charged particle beam device includes a lens barrel having a charged particle source, a sample chamber in which a sample to be irradiated with a charged particle beam is provided, and a heat emission type electron source disposed in the sample chamber and maintained at a lower potential than that of an inner wall of the sample chamber, in which the inside of the sample chamber is cleaned by electrons (e?) emitted from the heat emission type electron source after a heating current is generated by applying a voltage from an electron source power supply. The heat emission type electron source is maintained at a lower potential than that of the inner wall of the sample chamber by applying a negative voltage to the heat emission type electron source using a bias power supply. A magnitude of the negative voltage applied to the heat emission type electron source is preferably about 30 to 1000 V, particularly preferably about 60 to 120 V.

Abstract: An electric submersible pump system can include a shaft; at least one impeller operatively coupled to the shaft; and a bearing assembly that rotatably supports the shaft, where at least one component of the electric submersible pump includes a volumetric composite material that includes polycrystalline diamond material and at least one metallic material.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a choke valve that includes a choke body, a choke trim disposed in the choke body, where the choke trim is configured to adjust a cross-sectional area of a flow path in the choke body to adjust a fluid flow through the choke valve, a needle of the choke trim disposed in the flow path of the fluid flow, where the needle includes a first portion having a superhard material, a seat of the choke trim, where the needle is configured to move along an axis extending through an opening of the seat to adjust the fluid flow through the choke valve.

Abstract: Optical film is disclosed. The optical film includes a binder, a plurality of particles, and a plurality of interconnected voids. The volume fraction of the plurality of interconnected voids in the optical film is not less than about 20%. The weight ratio of the binder to the plurality of the particles is not less than about 1:2.

Abstract: A method for determining a rate of penetration of a drill bit during an earth drilling operation may comprise first urging an element to extend out from a working face of the drill bit. As drilling progresses, this extended element may then be forced back into the drill bit by an internal surface of a borehole being formed. A rate at which the element retracts back into the working face may be measured to aid in estimating a rate of penetration of the drill bit into the earth.

Abstract: A processor includes a vector register configured to load data responsive to a special purpose load instruction. The processor also includes circuitry configured to replicate a selected sub-vector value from the vector register.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a choke valve that includes a choke body, a choke trim disposed in the choke body, where the choke trim is configured to adjust a cross-sectional area of a flow path in the choke body to adjust a fluid flow through the choke valve, a needle of the choke trim disposed in the flow path of the fluid flow, where the needle includes a first portion having a superhard material, a seat of the choke trim, where the needle is configured to move along an axis extending through an opening of the seat to adjust the fluid flow through the choke valve.

Abstract: A method for storing data at contiguous memory addresses includes, at a single-instruction-multiple-data (SIMD) processor, executing a parallel-prefix valid count instruction to determine a first offset of a first data vector and to determine a second offset of a second data vector that includes valid data and invalid data. The second offset is based on the first offset and a number of positions in the first data vector that are associated with valid data. The method also includes storing first valid data from the first data vector at a first memory address of a memory and storing second valid data from the second data vector at a particular memory address of the memory. The first memory address is based on the first offset and the particular memory address is based on the second offset.

Abstract: An electric submersible pump system can include a shaft; at least one impeller operatively coupled to the shaft; and a bearing assembly that rotatably supports the shaft, where at least one component of the electric submersible pump includes a volumetric composite material that includes polycrystalline diamond material and at least one metallic material.