Abstract
Superconductivity is one of the most interesting phenomena of physics. There have been several early attempts to put it to use in applications, but, not only did the cooling to very low temperatures turn out to be an obstacle, but even more so, the lack of superconducting effects of practical significance. Recently, the discovery of the Josephson effect has changed the situation and increased the interest in electronic applications. The Josephson effect is already in use in highly sensitive magnetometers [1] and for precision measurements of voltages [1, 2]. Additional applications presently in the research stage are in the area of submillimeter microwaves [3] and digital circuits. Here we cover one aspect of digital circuits, namely, memory applications of the Josephson effect. The next section will deal briefly with superconductivity and the Josephson effect, then a description is given of storage principles and fabricated memory cells including a short account of drive circuits.
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Wolf, P. (1978). Application of the Josephson Effect for Digital Storage. In: Proebster, W.E. (eds) Digital Memory and Storage. Vieweg+Teubner Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-322-83629-8_18
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