Abstract
Single-flux quantum devices are used in superconductive analog-to-digital converters (ADCs), shift registers, and memory cells. They have been proposed for logic applications. The authors report the performance of high-speed superconducting, single-flux quantum (SFQ) ripple counters. Both memory and logic functions of the counter are investigated. Errors in logic operation produce bit error rates (BERs) as low as 0.22 errors per million binary operations, measured while counting 100-MHz pseudorandom input pulses. Errors in memory function do not occur on the time scale of the measurements. The BER is shown to be nearly independent of input bit rate and pattern, but strongly dependent on the counter cell operating point.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">></ETX>
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