4K and 77K transistor models enable CryoIP development
The Innovate UK-funded CryoCMOS Consortium, led by sureCore says it has successfully created new, PDK-quality, transistor models characterised for both 4K and 77K operation.
SureCore is using these to develop key foundation IP to enable the design of cryo-control ASICs for use in the quantum computing space.
Key to supporting this activity were the accurate cryogenic measurements undertaken by Incize of Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
The challenge posed by Quantum Computing (QC) that this project seeks to address is the effective control of the qubits which will only operate at cryogenic temperatures, typically around 4K, in the confines of a cryostat. The control electronics needed to manipulate the qubits is often located outside the cryostat and can currently only function near to room temperature.
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