Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation

Jose M Acevedo

Joshua A Strong

Scott K Suko

Max Earl Nielsen

Macarious Salib

Sifen Luo

Ian G Thompson

Topologies for interconnecting capacitive and inductive elements in a capacitively-coupled rib are described. An example relates to a resonant clock network (RCN) that resonates in response to both a first clock signal having a first phase and a second clock signal having a second phase. The RCN includes at least one rib coupled to at least one spine. The rib includes a first capacitive line configured to receive the first clock signal and provide, via a first capacitor, a first bias current to a first superconducting circuit. The rib further includes a second capacitive line configured to receive the second clock signal and provide, via a second capacitor, a second bias current to a second superconducting circuit. The rib further includes at least one inductive line configured to connect the first capacitive line with the second capacitive line forming a direct connection between the two capacitive lines.

Topologies for interconnecting capacitive and inductive elements in a capacitively-coupled rib

An amplification system can include a bias booster circuit and an amplifier that amplifies an input signal to drive a load. The bias boosting circuit can include a negative bias booster that applies a charge to an input node of the amplifier in response to a negative half-cycle of the input signal that exceeds a boost threshold level. The bias boosting circuit can also include a positive bias booster that discharges the input node of the amplifier during a positive half-cycle of the input signal that exceeds the boost threshold level. The discharging by the positive bias booster is slower than the charging by the negative bias booster to induce a bias voltage increase from a quiescent bias voltage on the input node of the amplifier.

Bias boosting circuit for amplifier

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