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This research introduces a cryogenic CMOS DAC capable of precisely controlling flux and readout for superconducting qubits, addressing a critical bottleneck in scaling quantum processors. By demonstrating that digital control logic can function at low temperatures, the work paves the way for integrated cryo-CMOS architectures that reduce wiring complexity and improve system fidelity.
Programmable CMOS DAC Operating in Cryogenic Environments for Controlling Superconducting Qubits
arXiv:2609.10834v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: This paper presents the design and test results of a CMOS current-based Digital to Analog Converter (DAC) that operates at cryogenic temperatures and that can be used to precisely control the amount of flux coupled to qubits or that can be used in the readout of superconducting circuits. The current pulse output can be controlled in terms of its amplitude, rise and fall slopes, via digital controls, and pulse width, via external triggers, while driving a superconducting circuit. The design has been implemented in a planar 90 nm CMOS process and test results closely match circuit predictions. The solution's wide degree of digital tunability affords potential application of the same device to many types of quantum circuits, beyond those discussed here. Due to the wide-ranging flexibility of digital CMOS control, we envision that this DAC design will enable the next generation of high-fidelity cryo-CMOS control architectures for superconducting qubits.
Authors:A. Pelteku, D. Reitz, M. Covington, A. Frederick, H. Adebayo, K.D. Hillaire, N. Mitran, Z. Steffen, R. Schwartz, Z. Stegen, J.X. Przybysz, J. Yager, C. Walter, T. Graves, D. Meyer, J. Clark, G.R. Boyd, A. Pesetski
Abstract:This paper presents the design and test results of a CMOS current-based Digital to Analog Converter (DAC) that operates at cryogenic temperatures and that can be used to precisely control the amount of flux coupled to qubits or that can be used in the readout of superconducting circuits. The current pulse output can be controlled in terms of its amplitude, rise and fall slopes, via digital controls, and pulse width, via external triggers, while driving a superconducting circuit. The design has been implemented in a planar 90 nm CMOS process and test results closely match circuit predictions. The solution's wide degree of digital tunability affords potential application of the same device to many types of quantum circuits, beyond those discussed here. Due to the wide-ranging flexibility of digital CMOS control, we envision that this DAC design will enable the next generation of high-fidelity cryo-CMOS control architectures for superconducting qubits.
Quantum Physics (quant-ph); Applied Physics (physics.app-ph)
arXiv:2609.10834 [quant-ph]
(or arXiv:2609.10834v1 [quant-ph] for this version)
https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2609.10834 arXiv-issued DOI via DataCite (pending registration)
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