SUNY RSFQ Cell Library

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Schematics


 

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How It Works

    The circuit is essentially a combination of two D Flip-flops (one formed by  Josephson junctions J1-J4  and quantizing inductance L1 and another formed by J5-J8  and L2) and a nested, asynchronous system of 3 Josephson junctions J9, J10, and J11). Clock signal CLK reads out the contents of each flip-flop into a non-quantizing loop (e.g., one formed by J2, L2, J9, and J11).
    If only one flip-flop was in state "1", it gives a flux quantum into the non-quantizing loop; then the series junction (e.g, J9) is switched, and flux is falls out of the loop without giving any output signal.
    However, if both flip-flops were in state "1", they give fluxes into both non-quantizing loops simultaneously. In this case the induced currents in J11 add up, and this junctions is switched before any of J9, J10 have enough time to do. Switching of J11 procuces the output pulse OUT across this junction and also quenches switching of J9, J10.

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Waveforms

  Unfortunately, these waveforms (borrowed from Ref. 1) are for unknown parameter values (see comments below). The I/O environment, as  usual, was presented by short pieces of the standard  Josephson transmission line. Time is in PSCAN units. A, B and C, D were two input pairs preliminary  merged to IN1 and IN2, respectively.

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Comments

    1. To my knowledge, this circuit (first suggested in Ref. 1) has been never implemented experimentally, because ways were always found to circumvent AND function. Hence, no layout pictures.

    2. According to Ref. 1, its "critical parameter margin can be larger than +/-30%", but the optimized parameter levels are probably lost by now. Nevertheless, the circuit may be rather vulnerable to thermal fluctuations. It may be advisable to analyze it carefully before practical use.

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References

    O.A. Mukhanov, S.V. Polonsky, and V.K. Semenov, "New Elements of The RSFQ Logic Family", IEEE Trans. on Magn., vol. 27, pp. 2435-2438, March 1991.

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