Universal Quantum Unveils First Commercial ASIC Chip for Trapped-Ion Quantum Computing

Insider Brief

• Universal Quantum developed the first commercial Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) chip for integration into Universal Quantum’s fully integrated Quantum Processing Units (iQPU).
• The team reports integrating key qubit control electronics into the quantum chip architecture that holds the qubits is critical to achieving scale.
• The advance could also enhance quantum error correction by at least a factor of six by enabling qubit connectivity at scale.

PRESS RELEASE — Quantum computers with millions of qubits are essential to solving some of humanity’s toughest challenges. Integrating key qubit control electronics into the quantum chip architecture that holds the qubits is critical to achieving that scale.

Universal Quantum announces a key advancement in enabling trapped-ion quantum computing at the million-qubit scale: The company has developed the first commercial Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) chip for integration into Universal Quantum’s fully integrated Quantum Processing Units (iQPU). This novel chip boasts a host of features:

• Built-in enabler of UQConnect, which is Universal Quantum’s powerful link technology capable of directly transferring qubits between chip modules at a world record rate of 2.4 kHz and fidelity of 99.999993%, with further enhancements anticipated
• Built-in enabler of UQLogic, which is Universal Quantum’s ultra-efficient microwave technology capable of controlling qubits at any scale
• Facilitation of highly efficient execution of quantum algorithms at any scale through enhanced connectivity between qubits
• Solves the ‘wiring problem’ common in quantum computing
• Can operate at Universal Quantum’s architecture temperature of 70K
• Will enhance quantum error correction by at least a factor of six by enabling qubit connectivity at scale

This breakthrough is a testament to Universal Quantum’s relentless focus on developing solutions that allow its machines to reach the million-qubit scale as quickly as possible.

Universal Quantum uses a radical modular approach to elevate quantum computing into an era of delivering solutions for humanity. Universal Quantum’s fully integrated quantum computing modules (iQPUs) host a number of high-quality trapped ion qubits controlled using UQLogic (microwave system). Individual iQPUs are then connected using UQConnect (record-breaking chip link technology) to naturally scale to millions of qubits.