Universal delay-insensitive logic cell
AssigneeHypres, Inc.
InventorAlexander F. Kirichenko
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AssigneeHypres, Inc.
InventorAlexander F. Kirichenko
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The invention provides a universal, delay-insensitive RSFQ logic cell comprising two input circuits and two clock circuits, each containing a plurality of Josephson elements. The two input circuits generate and sustain persistent currents in response to input currents. The first clock circuit is arranged to be in electrical contact with the first input circuit such that a portion of the SFQ persistent current from the input circuit combines with an SFQ pulse, generated in the clock circuit, to trigger the generation of a SFQ output pulse. The second clock circuit and the second input circuit are connected in a similar manner. The first input circuit is arranged to be in electrical contact with the second input circuit so that a portion of their SFQ currents combine and trigger the generation of a SFQ output pulse. The universal logic cell can be configured to perform various digital/logical functions. For example, by merging various inputs and outputs one can get a delay-insensitive half-adder where one output gives the AND operation and a combination of the other two gives the exclusive OR operation. Another configuration yields a D flip-flop with complementary outputs.
A logic cell, comprising:
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