SCE Futures

Welcome to the SCE Futures superconducting electronics course materials.

Lectures

1. Why Superconducting Electronics? - Executive overview

Part I: Foundations

1. Introduction to Superconductivity - Fundamentals of superconductivity
2. Materials & Properties - Superconducting materials and their characteristics
3. Josephson Junctions - The building blocks of superconducting circuits

Part II: Devices & Circuits

1. Analog Devices - SQUIDs, amplifiers, and sensors
2. Digital Logic - AQFP logic and standard cells
3. Memory & Storage - Superconducting memory technologies
4. Circuit Design & Integration - Design flows and integration
5. Fabrication - Manufacturing superconducting circuits

Part III: Systems Integration

1. Packaging & I/O - Chip carriers, bonding, wiring, interconnects
2. Cryogenic Systems - Cryostats, helium management, and safety
3. Testing - Test methodology, margins, and equipment

Part IV: Applications

1. Classical Applications - High-performance computing and beyond
2. AI Workloads & Dataflow - Understanding modern ML workloads
3. SCE Accelerator Architecture - Hardware architecture for AI acceleration

Getting Started

To run the notebooks locally, clone the repository and install the dependencies:

git clone https://github.com/AlexWynn-AM/sce-futures.git
cd sce-futures
pip install -r notebooks/requirements.txt
jupyter lab