A Cryo-CMOS Control System for Large-Scale Superconducting Qubit Quantum Computing: Part 2

Oral-In-person

Abstract

Scaling toward large-scale and fault-tolerant quantum computing requires overcoming engineering challenges across the entire quantum system, particularly in qubit control infrastructure. For example, superconducting quantum processing unit (QPU) architectures based on quantum low-density parity-check (QLDPC) codes demand significantly more flux-tunable couplers than physical qubits. In this context, we present the first demonstration of a scalable cryogenic quantum control system element comprised of an array of multi-channel cryo-CMOS flux bias control chips, connected to the majority of flux-tunable couplers on IBM's 156-qubit Heron R2 QPU. Two-qubit gates performed using cryo-CMOS achieve a median randomized benchmarking error per gate of ~2.3x10-3, comparable to that achieved using room temperature electronics with the same QPU. Additional experiments demonstrate that cryo-CMOS operates with low noise and high stability across various configurations and temperatures. Finally, we validate full-stack integration through the Qiskit interface, culminating in an at-scale benchmarking experiment on par with IBM's highest-performing deployed quantum systems.

Presenters

  • Ari Noori

    • IBM Quantum

Authors

  • Ari Noori

    • IBM Quantum
  • Devin Underwood

    • IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center
  • David Frank

    • IBM TJ Watson Research Center
  • Ken Inoue

  • Jonathan Kaus

  • Kevin Tien

  • John Bulzacchelli

  • Pat Rosno

  • Daniel Moertl

  • John Timmerwilke

  • Subhajit Ray

  • Daniel Ramirez

  • Bryce Snell

  • Jeremy Ekman

  • Daniil Frolov

  • Mark Yeck

  • Emma Erickson

  • Kevin Demsky

  • Christian Baks

  • Brian Gaucher

    • IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center
  • Scott Lekuch

  • Bodhisatwa Sadhu

  • Scott Willenborg

  • Daniel Friedman