Flux Quantum Computing at EUCAS 2017

EUCAS 2017 is taking place 17-21 September 2017 in the International Conference Centre of Geneva (CICG), hosted by CERN in collaboration with the University of Geneva and EPFL-SPC.

Here are some selected talks on the subject of flux quantum computing to be presented there.

General Issues:

Investing in Superconductivity: The Electronics Challenge

Dr. John Levy, Chairman
Hypres Inc., USA

Superconducting Computing: An Energy-Efficient Quantum-Based Technology for Supercomputers
Pascal Febvre
Université Savoie Mont Blanc, France

Architectures and Circuits:

Execution of Stored Programs in a Single-Flux-Quantum Microprocessor with Embedded Memories at 50 GHz
Akira Fujimaki¹, Ryo Sato¹, Yuki Hatanaka¹, Yuichi Matsui¹, Kazuyoshi Takagi², Naofumi Takagi², Masamitsu Tanaka^1
1Nagoya University, Japan, ²Kyoto University, Japan

Recent research developments of adiabatic quantum-flux-parametron circuits technology toward energy-efficient high-performance computing

Nobuyuki Yoshikawa
Yokohama National University, Japan

Theory and experimental analysis of the sensitivity of an adiabatic quantum flux parametron
Thomas Ortlepp¹, Yuki Yamanashi², Nobuyuki Yoshikawa^2
1CiS Research Institute for Microsensor Systems GmbH, Germany,
²Yokohama National University, Japan

Charge-based superconducting digital logic family using quantum phase-slip junctions
Uday Goteti, Michael Hamilton
Auburn University, United States of America

Microarchitectures for energy-efficient computing implemented in adiabatic quantum-flux-parametron logic
Christopher Ayala¹, Qiuyun Xu², Naoki Takeuchi¹, Yuki Yamanashi², Thomas Ortlepp³, Nobuyuki Yoshikawa^2
1Institute of Advanced Sciences – Yokohama National University, Japan, ²Department
of Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering, Yokohama National University,
Japan, ³CiS Research Institute for Microsensor Systems GmbH, Germany

Parallel Adders for Low-Pass Phase Modulation-Demodulation ADCs
Timur Filippov, Anubhav Sahu, Eren Celik, Dmitri Kirichenko, Deepnarayan Gupta
HYPRES, United States of America

Memory:

Road to scalable superconducting phase memory devices

Sergey Bakurskiy¹, Vladislav Filippov², Vsevolod Ruzhickiy², Nicolay Klenov³, Igor Soloviev², Mikhail Kupriyanov², Alexander Golubov^{4  1}NUST MISIS, Russia, ²Lomonosov MSU, Russia, ³MIPT, Russia, ⁴University of Twente, The Netherlands

Energy-Efficient Dual-Port 32-word 8-bit ERSFQ Register File
Alex Kirichneko¹, Max Miller¹, Igor Vernik¹, Oleg Mukhanov¹, Lucian Albu², Gerald Gibson^2
1HYPRES, United States of America, ²IBM, United States of America

Design and implementation of AQFP-based register files for an AQFP 4-bit RISC microprocessor prototype
Qiuyun Xu, Christopher Ayala, Naoki Takeuchi, Yuki Yamanashi, Nobuyuki Yoshikawa
Yokohama National University, Japan

Design Tools:

A fast wire-routing method and an automatic layout tool for RSFQ digital circuits considering wire-length matching
Nobutaka Kito¹, Kazuyoshi Takagi², Naofumi Takagi^2
1Chukyo University, Japan, ²Kyoto University, Japan

Inductance Extraction of Superconducting Structures in the Presence of Magnetic Materials
Kyle Jackman, Coenrad Fourie
Stellenbosch University, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering,
South Africa

Timing Characterization and Enabling Static Timing Analysis in Rapid Single Flux Quantum Circuits
Naveen Kumar Katam, Alireza Shafaei, Massoud Pedram
University of Southern California, Department of Electrical Engineering, United States of America

Fabrication:

Superconductor Electronics Fabrication Process with Self-Shunted Josephson Junctions and Kinetic Inductors
Sergey Tolpygo
MIT Lincoln Laboratory, United States of America

Die Size Requirements Versus Capability For SFQ SPGas In Multilayer Fabrication Processes
Coenrad Fourie, Tiffany Woodley, Calvin Maree
Stellenbosch University, South Africa

Fabrication and Characterization of NbN-based Magnetic Josephson Junctions
Li Feng¹, Liu Quansheng2, Zhang Lu², Wang Huiwu², Peng Wei2, Wang Zhen^2
1SIMIT, Japan, ²CAS Center for Excellence in Superconducting Electronics (CENSE), China

Short  Course:

Superconducting electronics – from Josephson effects to quantum computing
Date: Sunday, 17th September 2017
Time: 08h30-16h30
Location: CERN, Building 40

Speakers:
Paul Seidel (Friedrich Schiller University of Jena) and
Pascal Febvre (Université Savoie Mont Blanc)

The full EUCAS 2017 program can be found in Q-Docs/Other.

Mikhail Dorojevets