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Hardware Technology for Universal Quantum Computing
Cryo-CMOS for Control and Readout of Solid-State Qubits

     As the qubit number increases, the complexity of wiring becomes bottleneck for realizing a large-scale universal quantum computer due to the increased heat load generated through those wires and the induced noise, reducing the qubit fidelity. To resolve the wiring issue for large-scale quantum computers, we propose cryo-CMOS system-on-a-chips (SOCs) to drive and read out both superconducting and semiconductor qubits. The qubit control circuits including digital, digital/analog interface, and RF frontend modules will be designed and operated at 4 K. For the readout, we will demonstrate a gate reflectometry including low-noise amplifiers (LNAs) and analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) combined with a cryo-FPGA at ~ 20 mK to 4 K to reduce the distance between the LNA and qubits. To further improve the transmission quality, we propose a novel idea to replace coaxial cables with optical links, where signals are generated by vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs).

Project Introduction

NTUEE team is working on cryo-CMOS circuits and system to control (arbitrary waveform) solid-state qubits and signal readout (sinusoidal waveform). The cryo-CMOS chips are placed at temperature of 4 K (pink) to control the qubits at a mK (blue) regime. 

Members
  • Co-PI
  • Liang-Hung Lu (National Taiwan University)
  • Shih-Yuan Chen (National Taiwan University)
  • Chia-Hsiang Yang (National Taiwan University)
Technical Highlights
Cryo-CMOS Control and Readout of Solid-State Qubits

     We design cryo-CMOS system-on-a-chips (SOCs) to access solid-state qubits to resolve issues of heating, noise, unreasonable cost due to wiring. This project includes control modules, such as digital, digital-to-analog interface, and RF frontend circuits, and use gate reflectrometry including low-noise amplifiers, analog-to-digital converter and FPGA circuits for qubit readout. We now achieve a 30-GHz VCO for signal generation and high-quality LNA circuit for readout. Other circuit blocks are under testing and will be used for qubit control and readout in the next phase.

Cryo-CMOS Control and Readout of Solid-State Qubits

The figure shows the CMOS circuits for control and readout of semiconductor or superconducting qubits, including digital, analog, and RF circuit modules.