A fast Josephson SFQ shift register
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A Josephson SFQ (single flux quantum) shift register circuit operating under a two-phase power was designed and tested. The test cell was fabricated using the Nb/AlOx/Nb junction SNEAP process. The main data latch is DC biased; the data storage is accomplished by the transfer of a single flux quantum in or out of a SQUID (superconducting quantum interference device) superconducting loop. A two-phase sinusoidal clock with offset is used to operate the circuit. Simulations verify that the operating frequency can go beyond 70 GHz, with operating margins exceeding 20%. Preliminary measurements indicate that the circuit operates as intended
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Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
(Volume:25
,
Issue:
2
)
Date of Publication: Mar 1989