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

Week In Review: Design, Low Power


RISC-V The European Union said it will spend the equivalent of $286.5 million on a high performance computing ecosystem based on RISC-V. According to the call for proposals, the aim of the project is to “establish a partnership between the EuroHPC JU and a consortium of industry, research organizations and institutions in HPC to the development of innovative HPC hardware and software technol... » read more

Connecting Quantum Devices With Sound


A new technical paper titled "On-chip distribution of quantum information using traveling phonons" was published by researchers at TU Delft, Center for Nanophotonics, AMOLF, and Eindhoven University of Technology. "Physicists from the Gröblacher lab at TU Delft have built a device that can link different quantum devices and qubits to each other. This device, a silicon chip with vibrations t... » read more

Research Bits: Nov. 21


Graphene heater for phase-change switches Researchers from the University of Washington, Stanford University, Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, University of Maryland, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology designed an energy-efficient, silicon-based non-volatile switch that manipulates light through the use of a phase-change material and graphene heater. Aiming to reduce the power consum... » read more

Week In Review: Semiconductor Manufacturing, Test


U.S. President Joe Biden appears ready to increase pressure on Japan and the Netherlands to help block the flow of advanced chip technology to China, where it can be used to develop cutting-edge weapons. "You will see Japan and Netherlands follow our lead," U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo told CNBC. Japan plans to budget ¥350 billion ($2.38 billion) in a research collaboration with th... » read more

Post-Quantum And Pre-Quantum Security Issues Grow


General-purpose quantum computers will be able to crack the codes that protect much of the world’s information, and while these machines don’t exist yet, security experts say governments and businesses are starting to prepare for encryption in a post-quantum world. The task is made all the more challenging because no one knows exactly how future quantum machines will work, or even which mat... » 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

Six Qubit Processor (TU Delft, QuTech, TNO)


A new technical paper titled "Universal control of a six-qubit quantum processor in silicon" was just published by researchers at Delft University of Technology, QuTech and Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO). "We increase the number of qubits and simultaneously achieve respectable fidelities for universal operation, state preparation and measurement. We design, fa... » read more

Spin–Orbit Qubit With A Single Hole Electrostatically Confined In A Natural Silicon Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Device


A new technical paper titled "A single hole spin with enhanced coherence in natural silicon" was published by researchers at Université Grenoble Alpes, CEA, LETI, and CNRS. Abstract: "Semiconductor spin qubits based on spin–orbit states are responsive to electric field excitations, allowing for practical, fast and potentially scalable qubit control. Spin electric susceptibility, however,... » read more

Optimizing Quantum Sensors


A new technical paper titled "Dissipative Superradiant Spin Amplifier for Enhanced Quantum Sensing" was published by researchers at the University of Chicago and Simon Fraser University, British Columbia. According to the University of Chicago news release, the researchers examined how qubits interact with each other and discovered a better way of extracting information out of the qubits by ... » read more

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