IEICE Transactions on Electronics
Online ISSN : 1745-1353
Print ISSN : 0916-8524
Special Section on Innovative Superconducting Devices Based on New Physical Phenomena
Energy/Space-Efficient Rapid Single-Flux-Quantum Circuits by Using π-Shifted Josephson Junctions
Tomohiro KAMIYAMasamitsu TANAKAKyosuke SANOAkira FUJIMAKI
Author information
JOURNAL RESTRICTED ACCESS

2018 Volume E101.C Issue 5 Pages 385-390

Details
Abstract

We present a concept of an advanced rapid single-flux-quantum (RSFQ) logic circuit family using the combination of 0-shifted and π-shifted Josephson junctions. A π-shift in the current-phase relationship can be obtained in several types of Josephson junctions, such as Josephson junctions containing a ferromagnet barrier layer, depending on its thickness and temperature. We use a superconducting quantum interference devices composed of a pair of 0- and π-shifted Josephson junctions (0-π SQUIDs) as a basic circuit element. Unlike the conventional RSFQ logic, bistability is obtained by spontaneous circular currents without using a large superconductor loop, and the state can be flipped by smaller driving currents. These features lead to energy- and/or space-efficient logic gates. In this paper, we show several example circuits where we represent signals by flips of the states of a 0-π SQUID. We obtained successful operation of the circuits from numerical simulation.

Content from these authors
© 2018 The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers
Previous article Next article
feedback
Top