SuperCircuits Superconducting Circuit Simulator

Luka Bostick, Storm McCauley, Nathan Locklear (Last updated 11/5/23)

Website

Found at supercircuit.tech.

Usage

Instructions and tutorials located in the wiki.

Overview

Fifty years ago, a semiconductor revolution ushered in the era of Moore's Law, driving rapid technological advancements from cell phones to our communication landscape. However, consistent transistor growth is ending, raising concerns about the United States losing its semiconductor industry dominance. Adapting to this changing landscape, we must explore new technologies and collaborations to maintain our competitive edge and economic advantage.

SQF circuits are the future of computing. Using Josephson Junctions, they create a state of quantum flux, a current type with no resistance, allowing for high-speed computing with highly efficient power draw.

Currently, no one allows for this visualization creation of SQF circuits. By creating a simple visualization software with intuitive controls, there will be a much lower skill ceiling in the design and learning of superconductive circuits.

This tool was made to be used in educational settings, where its simplicity will make learning about SQF circuits much easier, as well as in professional settings, where its simple and intuitive nature will increase efficiency.

Background

Super Circuits is an open source Single Flux Quantum circuit designer, based on OpenCircuits, which was created by Leon Montealegre, originally for an independent study for Professor Paul Wilkinson of Pasadena City College. OpenCircuits is hosted on GitHub.

1. Introduction
2. Components

   1. Resistor

      2. Resistor Visualzation

      

   2. Inductor

      2. Inductor Visualzation

      

   3. Josephson Junction

      2. Josephson Junction Visualzation

      

   4. Voltage Source

      2. Voltage Source Visualzation

      

   5. Current Source

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   6. Current Source Visualzation

      

   7. Phase Source

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      2. Pending Results

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   8. Transmission Line

      2. Transmission Line Visualzation

         

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   9. Mutual inductance

   10. Mutual inductance Visualzation

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   11. Current Controlled Current Source

   12. Current Controlled Current Source Visualzation

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   13. Current Controlled Voltage Source

   14. Current Controlled Voltage Source Visualzation

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   15. Voltage Controlled Current Source

       2. Voltage Controlled Current Source Visualzation

       

   16. Voltage Controlled Voltage Source

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       2. Voltage Controlled Voltage Source Visualzation

       

Overview

A prototype website to create a user-friendly, SPICE-like way to visualize and create Single Flux Quantum (SQF) circuits, based off of OpenCircuit, and with integration from JoSIM. Eventually, we want to fully-realize this software by building it from scratch, to be as efficient, and as accurate as possible.

Context

SQF circuits are, in a way, the future of computing. Using Josephson Junctions, they create a supercurrent, a type of current with no resistance, allowing for very fast computing, with extremely efficient power draw.

Right now, there is no program that allows for easy creation of SQF circuits. By creating a simple visualization software, with intuitive controls, there will be a much lower skill-ceiling in the creation and learning of superconductive circuits.

This tool was made to be used in educational setting, where its simplicity will make learning about SQF circuits much easier, as well as the professional setting, where its simple and intuitve nature will increase efficiency.

Contact Us

If you have a question or would like to recommend a feature, please reach out to [email protected].

LICENSING

OpenCircuits is under the GPL-3.0 license.