Electronic Applications of High Temperature Superconductors

The possible uses of high temperature superconductors in electronics applications are reviewed. There are applications for which the high temperature operation of these novel materials is a significant advantage; one example is the use of SQUID magnetometers for geophysical exploration. On the other hand there are applications such as their use in computers for which these materials offer only marginal improvements if they are applied as simple replacements for other materials. We advocate the investigation of novel applications of these materials as the means to find their most important use in electronics