A co-design methodology for scalable quantum processors and their classical electronic interface

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Abstract

A quantum computer fundamentally comprises a quantum processor and a classical controller. The classical electronic controller is used to correct and manipulate the qubits, the core components of a quantum processor. To enable quantum computers scalable to millions of qubits, as required in practical applications, the simultaneous optimization of both the classical electronic and quantum systems is needed. In this paper, a co-design methodology is proposed for obtaining an optimized qubit performance while considering practical trade-offs in the control circuits, such as power consumption, complexity, and cost. The SPINE (SPIN Emulator) toolset is introduced for the co-design and co-optimization of electronic/quantum systems. It comprises a circuit simulator enhanced with a Verilog-A model emulating the quantum behavior of single-electron spin qubits. Design examples show the effectiveness of the proposed methodology in the optimization, design and verification of a whole electronic/quantum system.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2018 Design, Automation and Test in Europe Conference and Exhibition, DATE 2018
Place of PublicationPiscataway, NJ
PublisherIEEE
Pages573-576
Number of pages4
Volume2018-January
ISBN (Electronic)978-398192631-6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018
Event2018 Design, Automation and Test in Europe Conference and Exhibition, DATE 2018 - Dresden, Germany
Duration: 19 Mar 201823 Mar 2018

Conference

Conference2018 Design, Automation and Test in Europe Conference and Exhibition, DATE 2018
Country/TerritoryGermany
CityDresden
Period19/03/1823/03/18

Keywords

  • Program processors
  • Integrated circuit modeling
  • Quantum computing
  • Computational modeling
  • Quantum dots
  • Hardware design languages
  • C++ languages

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