Credit:: Jülich Research Center
The Jülich Research Center has partnered with ARQUE Systems to integrate a cutting-edge quantum computer into the Jülich Unified Infrastructure for Quantum Computing (JUNIQ) at the Jülich Supercomputing Center (JSC) in 2025. The system features a 5-qubit semiconductor-based quantum processor designed for scalability, potentially expanding to hundreds of qubits in the future.
ARQUE’s approach leverages transistor-like semiconductor qubits that encode information in the electron spin. This technology benefits from existing semiconductor manufacturing techniques, enabling industrial-scale production on 200 mm silicon wafers. The processor architecture incorporates “shuttle tracks,” allowing electron movement across micrometer distances without information loss. This innovation supports the construction of multi-million qubit chips within a compact footprint while integrating control electronics.
Collaborating with the Helmholtz Nano Facility and Infineon Dresden, ARQUE Systems has developed a patented quantum processor architecture, previously detailed in Nature Communications. This design could revolutionize quantum scalability by reducing the physical resource requirements for error correction.
The JUNIQ platform offers a hybrid HPC environment, combining quantum systems with supercomputers to explore applications in industrial optimization, cryptography, and fundamental sciences like physics and materials research. ARQUE’s processor will contribute to advancing both practical and theoretical quantum applications.
For more on ARQUE’s technology, visit their publication in Nature Communications here and a press release here.
December 23, 2024
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