Novel Digital Superconducting Logic
This project explores superconducting logic circuits using novel designs for reversible computing, aiming for high speed, low dissipation, and potential quantum computing applications.
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Funder: NRC Research Associateship Programs
Due Dates: May 1, 2025
Funding Amounts: Stipend approximately $86,335 per year with $3,000 travel allowance; relocation and health insurance benefits included.
Summary: Fellowship supporting research on novel superconducting digital logic circuits with reversible computing and quantum information science applications at the National Security Agency.
Key Information: Open to postdoctoral and senior researchers with a Ph.D. in physics; U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and non-U.S. citizens eligible; requires experience in cryogenic hardware, superconducting circuits, and RF measurements.
Description
This fellowship opportunity at the National Security Agency's Laboratory for Physical Sciences focuses on advancing novel digital computing circuits that surpass CMOS logic capabilities. The research centers on superconducting digital logic, which enables multi-GHz operation speeds and record computing efficiency through reversible logic gate circuits. The project aims to explore fundamental physics of reversible computing by developing and testing new circuit layouts, simulations, and experimental analyses involving flux quanta and long-Josephson junctions.
Key innovations include the use of reversible fluxon logic, where topological particles allow ballistic gates along one-dimensional paths, and the quantification of extremely low dissipation resulting from efficient logic operations. The research group also studies superconducting qubits and qubit defects, providing an opportunity to gain expertise in quantum information science.
Candidates should have a Ph.D. in physics and experience with custom cryogenic hardware, superconducting circuits, electronic testing, and RF measurements.
