Quantum Computing: Google’s Surface Code Technique to Reduce Errors


A new technical paper titled "Quantum error correction below the surface code threshold" was published by researchers at Google and other collaborators. Abstract "Quantum error correction provides a path to reach practical quantum computing by combining multiple physical qubits into a logical qubit, where the logical error rate is suppressed exponentially as more qubits are added. However, ... » read more

Chip Industry Week In Review


Chinese firms imported almost $26 billion worth of chipmaking machinery, according to fresh trade data released by China’s General Administration of Customs this week, Bloomberg reports. Meanwhile, the global semiconductor manufacturing industry continued to show signs of improvement in Q2 2024 with significant growth of IC sales, stabilizing capital expenditure, and an increase in install... » read more

Chip Industry’s Technical Paper Roundup: October 31


New technical papers added to Semiconductor Engineering’s library this week. [table id=159 /] More Reading Technical Paper Library home » read more

Chip Industry’s Technical Paper Roundup: Jan. 17


New technical papers added to Semiconductor Engineering’s library. [table id=74 /] If you have research papers you are trying to promote, we will review them to see if they are a good fit for our global audience. At a minimum, papers need to be well researched and documented, relevant to the semiconductor ecosystem, and free of marketing bias. There is no cost involved for us posting li... » read more

High Dynamic Range Josephson Parametric Amplifiers (Google Quantum AI & Others)


A technical paper titled "Readout of a quantum processor with high dynamic range Josephson parametric amplifiers" was published by researchers at Google Quantum AI, University of Massachusetts, Auburn University and UCSB. "We demonstrate a resonant Josephson parametric amplifier that achieves the bandwidth performance of a matched JPA and a hundred-fold increase in saturation power," states ... » read more

Chip Industry’s Technical Paper Roundup: Oct 25


New technical papers added to Semiconductor Engineering’s library this week. [table id=59 /] » read more

Simulating the Groundstate and Dynamics of Quantum Critical Systems


A new technical paper titled "Simulating groundstate and dynamical quantum phase transitions on a superconducting quantum computer" was published by researchers at London Centre for Nanotechnology, University College London, University of Massachusetts, and Google Quantum AI. Abstract (partial) "The phenomena of quantum criticality underlie many novel collective phenomena found in condensed... » read more