Title :
Differential SFQ transmission using either inductive or capacitive coupling
Author :
Johnson, Mark W. ; Herr, Quentin P. ; Durand, Dale J. ; Abelson, Lynn A.
Author_Institution :
Space & Electron., TRW Inc., Redondo Beach, CA, USA
fDate :
6/1/2003 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The bias current requirement for RSFQ circuits is about an ampere per thousand gates. High current increases the thermal load of cables into the cryostat, produces undesirable currents and fields on-chip, and makes efficient power supply difficult. Series-biasing has been proposed, whereby the circuit is divided into blocks powered in series. This requires floating ground planes for each block, and differential signal propagation across ground plane boundaries where the blocks communicate. We have demonstrated transmission of pseudo-random data across a differential link using two distinct approaches, based on magnetic and capacitive coupling. For each circuit, we have measured data rates up to 30 Gb/s and bit error rates down to 10-10. Bit error rates extrapolate to lower values. Inductive coupling was implemented in TRW´s 4 kA/cm2 Nb process, capacitive coupling in TRW´s 8 kA/cm2 process.
Keywords :
coupled circuits; cryostats; power supply circuits; superconducting logic circuits; 30 Gbit/s; bias current requirement; bit error rates; capacitive coupling; cryostat; differential SFQ transmission; differential link; differential signal propagation; ground plane boundaries; inductive coupling; magnetic coupling; power supply; pseudo-random data; thermal load; Bit error rate; Circuit testing; Communication cables; Coupling circuits; Driver circuits; Josephson junctions; Magnetic flux; Power supplies; Thermal loading; Tomography;
Journal_Title :
Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TASC.2003.813918