Abstract: Gate-all-around transistor devices and methods for manufacturing the same are provided. The semiconductor device includes a substrate. The substrate includes a plurality of isolation regions formed in the substrate, the plurality of isolation regions comprising an isolation material. The substrate further includes a buffer region formed in the substrate, the buffer region separating adjacent isolation regions. The semiconductor device further includes a plurality of fins, each fin formed on a corresponding isolation region of the plurality of isolation regions. Each fin includes a buffer layer contacting the isolation material and a plurality of silicon layers and a plurality of silicon germanium layers alternatingly arranged in a plurality of stacked pairs on the buffer layer.

Abstract: Method of forming a semiconductor device are provided. In some implementations, the method includes positioning a substrate into a processing chamber, the substrate having an exposed non-crystalline surface and an exposed crystalline surface. The method further includes heating the processing chamber to a temperature for deposition. The method further includes injecting a pre-treatment gas into the processing chamber. The pre-treatment gas comprises a molecule that acts to lower interfacial energy between the exposed non-crystalline surface and the exposed crystalline surface. The method further includes injecting a deposition gas into the processing chamber to selectively grow an n-type doped epitaxial silicon layer on the exposed crystalline surface.

Abstract: Techniques for implementing and/or operating a pipe handling system that includes an inboard bore plug assembly and an outboard bore plug assembly, which facilitate plugging a pipe bore in a flexible pipe. The inboard bore plug assembly includes a first inflatable plug having a first inflatable bladder that defines a first fluid cavity and a first inflation port opening and a first inflation fluid port secured within the first inflation port opening. The outboard bore plug assembly includes a second inflatable plug having a second inflatable bladder that defines a second fluid cavity, a second inflation port opening, and a bore port opening, a second inflation fluid port secured within the second inflation port opening, and a bore fluid port secured in the bore port opening to enable the pipe bore in the flexible pipe to be pressurized to an elevated fluid pressure.

Abstract: A medical system including a compressible device, and a covering over the compressible device, wherein the covering includes a delivery configuration and a deployed configuration, wherein, in the delivery configuration, the covering at least partially covers the compressible device to maintain the compressible device in a compressed state, and wherein, in the deployed configuration, the covering is releasable from the device to transition the compressible device from the compressed state to an expanded state.

Abstract: A processing system includes one or more processing chambers, and a system controller configured to cause the processing system to perform (a) a pre-clean process on exposed surfaces of a semiconductor structure, the semiconductor structure comprising a first semiconductor region, a second semiconductor region separated from the first semiconductor region by a trench, and a dielectric layer over at least a portion of the first semiconductor region and the second semiconductor region, (b) a first deposition process to form an amorphous silicon-containing layer on the exposed surfaces of the semiconductor structure, (c) a recrystallization anneal process to recrystallize at least a portion of the amorphous silicon-containing layer to form a silicon-containing crystalline layer within the trench, (d) an etch process to remove remaining portions of the amorphous silicon-containing layer, and (e) a second deposition process, to epitaxially form a source/drain region over the silicon-containing crystalline layer wi

Abstract: Methods and compositions are provided for performing an in vivo proximity-ligation in combination with DNA capture technology to cross-link physically adjacent DNA sequences within a mixed population of cells and isolate cross-linked DNA junctions where at least one DNA sequence of interest is present.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to silicon carbide coated base substrates, silicon carbide substrates thereof, and methods for forming silicon carbide coated base substrates. In some embodiments, a method includes introducing a first silicon-containing precursor to a process chamber at a first temperature of about 800° C. to less than 1,000° C. to form a first silicon carbide layer on a base substrate. The method includes introducing a second silicon-containing precursor, that is the same or different than the first silicon-containing precursor, to the process chamber at a second temperature of about 1,000° C. to about 1,400° C. to form a second silicon carbide layer on the first silicon carbide layer.

Abstract: Techniques for implementing and/or operating a pipe handling system that includes an inboard bore plug assembly and an outboard bore plug assembly, which facilitate plugging a pipe bore in a flexible pipe. The inboard bore plug assembly includes a first inflatable plug having a first inflatable bladder that defines a first fluid cavity and a first inflation port opening and a first inflation fluid port secured within the first inflation port opening. The outboard bore plug assembly includes a second inflatable plug having a second inflatable bladder that defines a second fluid cavity, a second inflation port opening, and a bore port opening, a second inflation fluid port secured within the second inflation port opening, and a bore fluid port secured in the bore port opening to enable the pipe bore in the flexible pipe to be pressurized to an elevated fluid pressure.

Abstract: In one embodiment, there is provided a tree feeding system for use with tree handling equipment, the tree feeding system including: a housing having a frame and at least one arm; a plurality of tree feeding wheels arranged with at least one wheel on the frame and at least one wheel on the at least one arm; and a hydraulic circuit for driving the tree feeding wheels, wherein the hydraulic circuit is configured such that wheels on the frame are driven in series and wheels on the arm are driven in series. In another embodiment, the hydraulic circuit is configured such that wheels on one side (e.g. left hand side) of the housing are driven in series and wheels on an opposite side (e.g. right hand side) of the housing are driven in series but wheels on the frame are mechanically connected by a universal joint.

Abstract: A susceptor including a generally circular body having a face with a radially inward section and a radially outward section proximate a circumference of the body, the radially outward section having at least one ring extending upward for contacting a bottom surface of a substrate, and wherein the radially inward section lacks a ring extending upward from the face.

Abstract: A contactless tire inspection apparatus for tire tread depth measurement using 3D reconstruction includes a driver side (DS) measurement device (MD) and a passenger side (PS) MD. The DS MD includes a DS light source configured to, responsive to receiving a trigger signal (TS), project a first structured illumination (SI) onto a DS tire of a vehicle and at least one DS camera configured to, responsive to receiving the TS, capture DS image(s) of the first SI projected onto the DS tire for 3D reconstruction. The PS MD includes a PS light source configured to, responsive to receiving the TS, project a second SI onto a PS tire of the vehicle and at least one PS camera configured to, responsive to receiving the TS, capture PS image(s) of the second SI projected onto the PS tire for 3D reconstruction when the at least one DS camera captures DS image(s).

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to silicon carbide coated base substrates, silicon carbide substrates thereof, and methods for forming silicon carbide coated base substrates. In some embodiments, a method includes introducing a first silicon-containing precursor to a process chamber at a first temperature of about 800° C. to less than 1,000° C. to form a first silicon carbide layer on a base substrate. The method includes introducing a second silicon-containing precursor, that is the same or different than the first silicon-containing precursor, to the process chamber at a second temperature of about 1,000° C. to about 1,400° C. to form a second silicon carbide layer on the first silicon carbide layer.

Abstract: Techniques for implementing and/or operating a test head that includes an end cap assembly; a bore plug assembly including a plug fastener mechanism; an inflation fluid port and an annulus fluid port that open through the end cap assembly; and an internal inflation fluid conduit that connects the inflation fluid port to the plug fastener mechanism. The end cap assembly includes a cap end plate that covers an open end of a pipe segment, a cap sleeve to be disposed around the pipe segment, and a cap fastener mechanism that runs along an inner surface of the cap sleeve and that expands inward such that the cap fastener mechanism engages an outer surface of the pipe segment. The plug fastener mechanism is to be disposed within a pipe bore of the pipe segment and expands outward such that the plug fastener mechanism engages an inner surface of the pipe segment.

Abstract: Methods and compositions are provided for performing an in vivo proximity-ligation in combination with DNA capture technology to cross-link physically adjacent DNA sequences within a mixed population of cells and isolate cross-linked DNA junctions where at least one DNA sequence of interest is present.

Abstract: Techniques for implementing and/or operating a test head that includes an end cap assembly; a bore plug assembly including a plug fastener mechanism; an inflation fluid port and an annulus fluid port that open through the end cap assembly; and an internal inflation fluid conduit that connects the inflation fluid port to the plug fastener mechanism. The end cap assembly includes a cap end plate that covers an open end of a pipe segment, a cap sleeve to be disposed around the pipe segment, and a cap fastener mechanism that runs along an inner surface of the cap sleeve and that expands inward such that the cap fastener mechanism engages an outer surface of the pipe segment. The plug fastener mechanism is to be disposed within a pipe bore of the pipe segment and expands outward such that the plug fastener mechanism engages an inner surface of the pipe segment.

Abstract: A ride vehicle system includes a ride track and a ride vehicle. The ride track includes a vehicle rail and an accessory rail. The ride vehicle includes a ride vehicle base, a show element coupled to the ride vehicle base, and a mechanical linkage. The ride vehicle base is configured to interface with the vehicle rail of the ride track and to move along the vehicle rail of the ride track. The show element coupled to the ride vehicle base is configured to actuate with respect to the ride vehicle base. The mechanical linkage includes a first end coupled to the show element and a second end coupled to the accessory rail of the ride track. The mechanical linkage is configured to move along the accessory rail and to actuate the show element based at least in part on a position of the accessory rail with respect to the vehicle rail.

Abstract: A ground traversing, electrically driven drone travels along a programmed path that corresponds to pass catcher's travel path during a play, matching the pass catcher's speed and run cuts. The play is wirelessly communicated to the drone by a handheld electronic device located remote of the drone. A target is located on the drone so that a quarterback can throw a football at the target in order to refine the quarterback's timing and accuracy for the play. Sensors located remote of the drone track both the football's and quarterback's speed and travel trajectories so that such data can be collected, along with the drone's travel path, and transmitted to the computer and eventually fed into 3-D reconstruction software for analysis by the quarterback and coaching staff. The target rotates so that the target either faces in a fixed direction or constantly faces the quarterback during execution of drone's maneuvers.

Abstract: A method of measuring the value of a machine tool's performance based upon tangible results. The method specifies the core principles of defining a machine tool part setup consisting of a plane, orientation, and origin. By establishing the plane, orientation, and origin measuring programs and cutting toolpaths are recorded with precision. Machine tool results of positioning, squareness, parallelism, and circularity are revealed upon establishing the proper machine tool setup. Using the method displays the quality of a machine tool which defines its value in the marketplace.

Abstract: Techniques for implementing and/or operating a pipe handling system that includes an inboard bore plug assembly and an outboard bore plug assembly, which facilitate plugging a pipe bore in a flexible pipe. The inboard bore plug assembly includes a first inflatable plug having a first inflatable bladder that defines a first fluid cavity and a first inflation port opening and a first inflation fluid port secured within the first inflation port opening. The outboard bore plug assembly includes a second inflatable plug having a second inflatable bladder that defines a second fluid cavity, a second inflation port opening, and a bore port opening, a second inflation fluid port secured within the second inflation port opening, and a bore fluid port secured in the bore port opening to enable the pipe bore in the flexible pipe to be pressurized to an elevated fluid pressure.

Abstract: A thrust washer and a differential containing a thrust washer. The differential has a housing, a spider with a plurality of spider arms, and one or more spider gears. The thrust washer includes a body comprising an annular shape having a width configured to approximately match a width of the one or more spider gears and further configured to a have a slope along the width configured to conform with an inner diameter of the housing and at least one engagement mechanism to engage with at least two of the plurality of spider arms to engage the thrust washer with the spider to approximately prevent the thrust washer from rotating relative to the housing when the thrust washer is installed in the differential.