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IEICE Transactions on Electronics

Fluxonics and Superconducting Electronics in Europe

Horst Rogalla

Published Mar 1, 2008• 3 citations
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Abstract

Superconductivity and superconducting electronics have quite a prominent place in the European research environment and can look back onto a successful history. In recent years the European Framework programs helped to enhance the interaction between the different national research institutions, universities and industry. For applications of superconductivity this was accomplished by the European Network of Excellence SCENET and its sister organization ESAS. In this context a virtual European foundry network was established (Fluxonics), which forms a platform for the superconducting electronics activities in Europe and realizes support for the design and the fabrication of superconducting circuits for research laboratories and industry. Lately quite some development on the digital side and the cooling of superconducting electronics devices has taken place in Europe; most of it within the Fluxonics network. Some of these advances will be reported in this overview article.

DOI
10.1093/ietele/e91-c.3.272

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