Episode 12 — Why Cold Computing Is Having a Moment

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Episode 11 — Inside a Niobium Fab

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Episode 10 — A Student's First Year in Cryogenics

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Superconducting Electronics

A plain-language walkthrough of why superconducting chips waste almost no energy — and what that could mean outside computing.

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Controlled Dual Rail Qubit Architecture

At Northrop Grumman, the team is defining what is possible at the bleeding edge of superconducting digital and quantum technology.

6 min read

What AQFP Logic Means for the Next Decade

Adiabatic switching gets us closer to the thermodynamic limit of computing. Here's why that matters.

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Seminar Archive

Talks & Presentations

Every DISCoVER seminar — with slides and recordings where available.

6Oct2026

Security of Superconducting Quantum Computers: Side-channel Leakage to PUFs and Trojans

Professor Selçuk Köse Senior Scientist, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Rochester 12:00 PM PDT · Zoom
This talk will begin with a brief overview of superconducting digital logic and the physical realization of superconducting qubits. After reviewing key operating principles, the focus will shift to the interface circuits that connect superconducting digital controllers to qubit and readout subsystems.
17Jun2026

Reciprocal Quantum Logic (RQL): Controlled Dual Rail Qubit Architecture

Dr. Anthony Przybysz Senior Staff Physicist, Northrop Grumman Corporation 7:12 PM PT · Zoom
This talk presents recent advances in RQL-based qubit control circuits, with a focus on dual-rail qubit architecture and how controlled entanglement operations can be implemented in a cryogenic digital environment. Slides available for download.
08Nov2025

SuperSoCC: Designing a Three-Stage Cryogenic System-on-Chip

Dr. Murali Annavaram Professor, USC Viterbi School of Engineering 12:00 PM PT · Zoom
Overview of the SuperSoCC architecture — integrating SFQ compute cores, cryogenic SRAM, and DRAM at different temperature tiers. This talk covers the memory subsystem design and the challenges of room-temperature I/O interfacing.
22May2025

AQFP Logic at Scale: Efficiency Limits and Fabrication Progress

Prof. Nobuyuki Yoshikawa Yokohama National University 6:00 PM PT · Zoom
This talk reviews the current state of AQFP (Adiabatic Quantum Flux Parametron) logic, discussing the energy efficiency limits achievable with current Nb fabrication processes and progress toward higher junction-count circuits for general-purpose compute.
14Oct2024

Niobium Junction Fabrication: From Process to Circuit Performance

Prof. Grace Xing Cornell University, School of ECE 12:00 PM PT · Zoom
Covers the niobium trilayer fabrication process used across DISCoVER partner institutions, with a focus on junction uniformity across wafers and its implications for large-scale SFQ circuit yield. Includes live demo of test-chip measurement data.
03Apr2024

Distributed ERSFQ Bias Networks for Large-Scale Circuits

Dr. Gleb Krylov & Prof. Eby G. Friedman University of Rochester 12:00 PM PT · Zoom
Presents the design methodology developed for distributing bias currents across large ERSFQ circuits without static power loss. This talk accompanies the paper published in IEEE Transactions on VLSI Systems (Vol. 28, No. 11, 2020).
18Sep2023

α-Soma: SFQ Threshold Cells for Spiking Neural Networks

M. A. Karamuftuoglu & Prof. Massoud Pedram University of Southern California 12:00 PM PT · Zoom
Introduces the α-Soma cell — a single flux quantum threshold gate designed to implement spiking neural network operations at cryogenic temperatures. The design achieves sub-picojoule switching energy per synaptic event.
June2026

Superconductor Nanostripe Single-Photon Detectors with Cryogenic Readout Enabling Photon Number and Energy Resolution

Q. Nguyen, I. Komissarov, A. J. Salim, O. A. Mukhanov & R. Sobolewski 17th IEEE Workshop on Low-Temperature Electronics (WOLTE026) Giardini Naxos, Sicilia, Italy
Mar2026

Single-Flux Quantum Digital Electronics Readout for Superconductor Nanostripe Single-Photon Detectors

R. Sobolewski American Physical Society Global Physics Summit (APS2026) Denver, CO
Mar2026

Modeling SFQ-Based, Photon-Number-Resolving Readout for a Large-Area Superconductor Nanostripe Single-Photon Detector

Quang Nguyen, Ivan Komissarov, Amir J. Salim, Oleg A. Mukhanov, &Roman Sobolewski Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Rochester Seeqc, Inc., Elmsford, NY 10523
Mar2026

AC-Biased Bistable Vortex Memory Using π-Junctions for Scalable Superconducting Memory Arrays,

M. A. Karamuftuoglu, B. Z. Ucpinar, C. Song, S. Razmkhah, & M. Pedram Applied Superconductivity Conference (ASC) Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Sep2026

Scalable Superconducting Neural Network: A Bit-Parallel Approach Using RQL-RSFQ Hybrid Logic,

A. Caliskan, S. Razmkhah, & M. Pedram Applied Superconductivity Conference (ASC) Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Sep2026

Compact AC Power Delivery Method for RSFQ and FPL,

C. Song, Z. Zhang, S. Razmkhah, S. Nazarian & M. Pedram Applied Superconductivity Conference (ASC) Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Sep2026

Superconductor Systolic Array Implementation with Novel Transmission Gate,

D. Wu, S. Razmkhah, & M. Pedram Applied Superconductivity Conference (ASC) Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Sep2026

Post-Placement Timing Closure for AQFP Circuits via Max–Min Clock Margin Optimization,

J. Hong, Z. Liu, C. Liu, Z. Zhang, S. Razmkhah & M. Pedram Applied Superconductivity Conference (ASC) Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Sep2026

High-Performance Cryo-CMOS SRAM Array for SFQ Circuits,

J.-Y. Huang, C. Song, S. Razmkhah, S. Nazarian, & M. Pedram Applied Superconductivity Conference (ASC) Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Sep2026

A Superconducting Hybrid Spiking–Oscillatory Neural Network Using State-Reconfigurable Flux Oscillator,

B. Z. Ucpinar, S. Razmkhah, & M. Pedram Applied Superconductivity Conference (ASC) Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Sep2026

Co-design of flexible brain-inspired hybrid analog-spiking neural networks and energy-efficient superconducting hardware,

J. Chen, B. Z. Ucpinar, S. Razmkhah, R. Chen, D. Vasudevan, M. Pedram & C. Kirst Applied Superconductivity Conference (ASC) Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
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Peer-Reviewed Output

Publications

Work from the DISCoVER team in IEEE, DATE, and related proceedings.

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