Title :
A novel ternary logic circuit using Josephson junction
Author :
Morisue, M. ; Oochi, K. ; Nishizawa, M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Saitama Univ., Urawa, Japan
fDate :
3/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A novel Josephson complementary ternary logic (JCTL) circuit is described. This fundamental circuit is based on the combination of two SQUIDs (superconducting quantum interference devices), one of which is switched in the positive direction and the other in the negative direction. The JCTL can perform the fundamental operations of AND, OR, NOT, and Double NOT in ternary form. The principle of the operation and design criteria are described in detail. Simulation results show that reliable operation of these circuits can be achieved with a high performance
Keywords :
integrated logic circuits; logic gates; superconducting junction devices; superconducting logic circuits; ternary logic; AND gates; Double NOT gates; JCTL; Josephson complementary ternary logic; Josephson junction; NOT gates; OR gates; combination of two SQUIDs; design criteria; fundamental circuit; fundamental operations; operation; simulation results; superconducting quantum interference devices; ternary logic circuit; ternary logic gates; Adders; Circuit simulation; Critical current; Current-voltage characteristics; Josephson junctions; Logic circuits; Multivalued logic; SQUIDs; Switches; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on