CAN SUPERCONDUCTIVE DIGITAL SYSTEMS COMPETE WITH SEMICOND

One of the remarkable histories in recent decades has been the rapid and predictable advances made by silicon technology, especially for digital applications. Work stations are now available whose performance surpasses that of A. Processors supercomputers of a decade ago. Furthermore, new parallel architectures have entered the marketplace which have There are ma astounding performance for at least some applications. In the electronics and face of this competition it is fair to ask if there is room for conference. We superconducting computers even with their superior power - power requirem speed advantage. This paper examines this issue and reported loaded highlights one of the prime deficiencies of superconducting dissipating only electronics, the lack of a credible memory. We also argue that other technology. it would be advantageous to intimately combine superconducting and semiconducting technologies to enhance the performance of both technologies.

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