面向超导数字计算的低温存储器研究现状及展望

Research status and prospects of cryogenic storage for superconductor digital computing

  • 摘要: 超导数字电路凭借极低的功耗和皮秒级开关速度,被视为后摩尔时代高性能计算体系的重要候选方案。然而,相较于成熟的超导逻辑电路,高性能、可扩展的低温存储器发展相对滞后,已成为制约超导数字计算发展的关键瓶颈。本文系统综述了低温存储器技术的研究进展与体系架构。首先,分析了低温环境下存储器设计面临的核心挑战,包括与超导逻辑的兼容性及存储密度瓶颈。随后,从存储层级结构角度,重点评述了超导移位寄存器、基于超导阵列的缓存以及基于低温CMOS的主存方案,并比较了不同技术路线在速度、密度、功耗与可扩展性等方面的优劣。最后,讨论了实现超导缓存与半导体主存高效互连所需的接口电路技术,涵盖时钟匹配与信号放大机制,并展望了未来超导分级存储体系的发展方向。

     

    Abstract: Superconducting digital circuits, characterized by extremely low power consumption and picosecond switching speeds, are considered key candidates for high-performance computing systems in the post-Moore's Law era. However, compared with mature superconducting logic technologies, high-performance, scalable cryogenic memory technologies remain relatively underdeveloped, creating a critical bottleneck that restricts the advancement of superconducting digital computing systems. This paper systematically reviews the research progress and architectures of cryogenic memory technologies. First, the core challenges in memory design under cryogenic conditions are analyzed, including compatibility issues with superconducting logic circuits and storage density bottlenecks. Subsequently, from the perspective of the memory hierarchy, superconducting shift registers, caches based on superconducting matrix random-access memory, and main memory schemes based on cryo-CMOS are reviewed. The advantages and disadvantages of these technical approaches are compared in terms of speed, density, power consumption, and scalability. Finally, interface circuit technologies required to achieve efficient interconnection between superconducting caches and semiconductor main memory, including clock matching and signal amplification mechanisms, are discussed, and future development directions for superconducting hierarchical memory systems are outlined.

     

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