JOINUS: A User-friendly Open-source Software to Simulate Digital Superconductor Circuits

• Published in: IEEE transactions on applied superconductivity Vol. 30; no. 5; p. 1
• Main Authors: Razmkhah, Sasan, Febvre, Pascal
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York IEEE 01.08.2020; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE); Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• Subjects: Circuit design; Circuits; Computer simulation; Condensed Matter; Cryogenic temperature; Digital electronics; EDA; Electronic design automation; Graphical User Interface; Integrated circuit modeling; Integrated circuits; Josephson junctions; Josephson Simulator; Junctions; Mathematical model; Object oriented modeling; Open source software; Physics; Resistors; SFQ; Single Flux Quantum; Software; Source programs; Superconducting electronics; Superconductivity; TCAD; EDA; Josephson Simulator; Superconducting electronics; TCAD; Single Flux Quantum; Graphical User Interface; SFQ
• ISSN: 1051-8223; 1558-2515
• DOI: 10.1109/TASC.2020.2976600

Single flux quantum (SFQ) based circuits are the subject of renewed attention due to their high speed and their very high energy efficiency. However, the need of cryogenic temperature, the complex physics of Josephson junctions and the lack of proper EDA tools causes slow progress in the field of superconducting electronics. In this work we introduce a new open source program named JOsephson INterface Utility Software (JOINUS [1]) that incorporates SPICE-based simulator engines, improved physical models and several powerful built-in routines. JOINUS is based on a user-friendly environment available on Linux, MacOS and Windows platforms to simplify the design and analysis of superconducting digital circuits.