• DocumentCode
    1540521
  • Title

    Error rate of RSFQ circuits: theory

  • Author

    Herr, Q.P. ; Feldman, M.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Rochester Univ., NY, USA
  • Volume
    7
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1997
  • fDate
    6/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    2661
  • Lastpage
    2664
  • Abstract
    For the first time, the bit-error rate of an active SFQ experiment is compared to theoretical prediction. The theory of thermally induced errors is developed using the Fokker-Planck equation. The equivalent noise temperature of the experiment is found to be 11.0 K. The error rate vs. bias current follows an error function dependence and extrapolates to vanishingly small error rate at optimal bias.
  • Keywords
    Fokker-Planck equation; error analysis; error statistics; superconducting logic circuits; BER; Fokker-Planck equation; RSFQ circuits; active SFQ experiment; bias current; bit-error rate; equivalent noise temperature; error function dependence; rapid single flux quantum circuits; thermally induced errors; Bit error rate; Circuit noise; Circuit testing; Equations; Error analysis; Frequency; Josephson junctions; Logic gates; Superconducting device noise; Temperature;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1051-8223
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/77.621786
  • Filename
    621786