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DIY JJ was Re: HP 3458A

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Mark Sims
Tue, Aug 9, 2011 4:48 PM

I looked into this some time ago...  JJ array chips are a commercially available product...  just send money.
Apparently one of the bigger issues is making reliable contact to the chip that can survive thermal cycling.
I doubt that they are any more demanding tolerance wise than other semiconductor devices.

The problem with using high-temp superconductor JJ arrays is with the grain boundaries of the HTS material...  but the Russians have made HTS JJ arrays and standards.  At the time, there was a company that was very close to releasing a commercial liquid nitrogen cooled standard.
I don't remember any of the companies that were involved with any of the arrays, standards.

I looked into this some time ago... JJ array chips are a commercially available product... just send money. Apparently one of the bigger issues is making reliable contact to the chip that can survive thermal cycling. I doubt that they are any more demanding tolerance wise than other semiconductor devices. The problem with using high-temp superconductor JJ arrays is with the grain boundaries of the HTS material... but the Russians have made HTS JJ arrays and standards. At the time, there was a company that was very close to releasing a commercial liquid nitrogen cooled standard. I don't remember any of the companies that were involved with any of the arrays, standards.