HIGH-SENSITIVITY, SELF-CLOCKED RECEIVER FOR MULTI-CHIP SUPERCONDUCTOR CIRCUITS

A receiver (50) for providing chip-to-chip communication in a superconductor integrated circuit. The receiver (50) includes a detector circuit (52) for asynchronously receiving an input current, a splitter circuit (60) connected to the detector circuit (52) for generating first and second signals, a delay circuit (62) receiving the second signal from the splitter circuit for generating a delayed signal and a register circuit (64) receiving the first signal from the splitter circuit (60) and the delayed signal from the delay circuit (62) for producing a single flux quantum (SFQ) pulse. The receiver (50) according to the present invention provides an asynchronous chip-to-chip communication between a multi-chip superconductive circuit having low input current without an external rf clock.