Zero static power dissipation biasing of RSFQ circuits

IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity

Volumn 21, Issue 3 PART 1, 2011, Pages 776-779

  Kirichenko, D E ^a   Sarwana, S ^a   Kirichenko, A F ^a  

^a HYPRES INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryogenic; Detector readout; Low power; Power efficient; RSFQ; SFQ; Switching energy

Indexed keywords

DETECTOR READOUT; LOW POWER; POWER EFFICIENT; RSFQ; SFQ; SWITCHING ENERGY;

DC POWER TRANSMISSION;

EID: 79957969231     PISSN: 10518223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TASC.2010.2098432     Document Type: Conference Paper

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