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The QICK box is control and readout hardware for superconducting qubits, so its growth matters mainly for labs building quantum systems, not for end users of quantum computing. Its shift from a dark-matter experiment tool to a platform spanning nine system types, plus the reported size reduction to briefcase scale, suggests that modular, portable control electronics are becoming a commercial niche. Readers should note that the article reports adoption figures and a partnership model, not independent performance benchmarks.

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Energy Department program helps quantum kit reach hundreds of users

Quantum ZeitgeistNovember 4, 20263 min read

The Quantum Instrumentation Control Kit (QICK) box is a development platform for quantum information experiments, and it is reaching hundreds of users. Sales of the QICK box have grown, with support from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy I-Corps program, which aids commercialization of National Lab innovations through technology transfer.

Photo courtesy of Fermilab · energy.gov Fermilab has adopted an unusual commercialization strategy for its Quantum Instrumentation Control Kit, or QICK box, allowing Qblox to handle marketing and sales of the device designed and managed exclusively. Originally conceived to aid in the search for dark matter using delicate superconducting qubits, the QICK box now supports nine different quantum system types and has reached…

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