If we could not find room for it, time to digest it, or a reason to run it during the past week, we have collected it here. Not a recap for the week, but a cleanup of pieces we received and just could not get to.
Because Quantum is Coming. Qubit.
IBM at CES: Quantum breakthrough news | At CES 2020 IBM has announced several new quantum computing milestones. These include an expansion of the IBM Q Network; research into next generation batteries; and, with quantum technology, achieving the highest quantum volume to date. Source: DIGITAL JOURNAL. Tim Sandle, IBM at CES: Quantum breakthrough news…
Technology Predictions from a [Precision] Electronic Test Thinktank | What does a [Precision] Electronic Test Thinktank expect to unfold in 2020? From new test tools, to the 5G outlook, to digital twins, to the “Interaction of Things,” many potentially transformative advances loom on the horizon. Source: Electronic Design. Jeff Harris, Jay Alexander, Technology Predictions from a [Precision] Electronic Test Thinktank…
Toshiba’s new algorithm seemingly leverages quantum computing while running on ordinary PCs | As any programmer will tell you, computational efficiency is the part and parcel of a good algorithm. And now, Toshiba, a renowned Japanese multinational conglomerate company, has claimed that it has created an algorithm that analyzes market data faster than even the most advanced supercomputers of today. The algorithm, dubbed “Simulated Bifurcation Algorithm”, leverages the principles of quantum computing—despite running on traditional PCs—to churn through market data to make certain calculations. Specifically, Toshiba has claimed that its new algorithm is capable of calculating arbitrage opportunities for currencies in a few microseconds only. Source: Neowin. Ather Fawaz , Toshiba’s new algorithm seemingly leverages quantum computing while running on ordinary PCs …
The Quantum Computing Era Is Here. Why It Matters—And How It May Change Our World. | Hyper-accurate long-term weather forecasting. Life-saving drugs discovered through deep study of the behavior of complex molecules. New synthetic carbon-capturing materials to help reverse climate change caused by fossil fuels. Stable, long-lasting batteries to power electric vehicles and store green energy for the utility grid. Source: Forbes. Matt Hunter, The Quantum Computing Era Is Here. Why It Matters—And How It May Change Our World.…
Radio-frequency detected fast charge sensing in undoped silicon quantum dots. | Spin qubits in silicon quantum dots offer a promising platform for a quantum computer as they have a long coherence time and scalability. The charge sensing technique plays an essential role in reading out the spin qubit as well as tuning the device parameters and therefore its performance in terms of measurement bandwidth and sensitivity is an important factor in spin qubit experiments. Here we demonstrate fast and sensitive charge sensing by a radio-frequency reflectometry of an undoped, accumulation-mode Si/SiGe double quantum dot. We show that the large parasitic capacitance in typical accumulation-mode gate geometries impedes reflectometry measurements. We present a gate geometry that significantly reduces the parasitic capacitance and enables fast single-shot readout. The technique allows us to distinguish between the singly- and doubly-occupied two-electron states under the Pauli spin blockade condition in an integration time of 0.8 μs, the shortest value ever reported in silicon, by the signal-to-noise ratio of 6. These results provide a guideline for designing silicon spin qubit devices suitable for the fast and high-fidelity readout. Source: ACS Publications. Akito Noiri, Kenta TakedaJun, YonedaTakashi, NakajimaTetsuo, KoderaSeigo Tarucha, Radio-frequency detected fast charge sensing in undoped silicon quantum dots…
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