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Granted Patent B2
US 11,362,257 · App. 16/613,252 · Granted Jun 14, 2022

Quantum bit device

Inventors: Mutsuo Hidaka (Tsukuba, JP); Masaaki Maezawa (Tsukuba, JP)
H01L39/22G06N10/00H01L23/53285H01L25/04H01L25/065H01L25/07H01L25/18H01L39/223
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Patent No.
US 11,362,257
App. No.
16/613,252
Granted
Jun 14, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A quantum bit device according to the present invention includes a first quantum bit substrate 10 which includes a first superconductive wiring 13 disposed to have a magnetically coupled portion with a first superconductive magnetic flux quantum bit 14 on a surface thereof, a second quantum bit substrate 11 which includes a second superconductive wiring 13 disposed to have a magnetically coupled portion with a second superconductive magnetic flux quantum bit 14 on a surface thereof, and a base substrate 12 which includes a third superconductive wiring 13 configured by two superconductive wirings extending parallel to each other on a surface thereof. The first and second quantum bit substrates are placed on the base substrate, two end portions of the first superconductive wiring and two end portions on one side of the third superconductive wiring are joined via superconductive solders 15 , two end portions of the second superconductive wiring and two end portions on the other side of the third superconductive wiring are joined via superconductive solders 15 , and three of the first to third superconductive wirings form one continuous superconductive loop.

Claims (42)

1. A quantum bit device comprising:

a first quantum bit substrate which includes a first superconductive wiring disposed to have a magnetically coupled portion with a first superconductive magnetic flux quantum bit on a surface thereof;

a second quantum bit substrate which includes a second superconductive wiring disposed to have a magnetically coupled portion with a second superconductive magnetic flux quantum bit on a surface thereof; and

a base substrate which includes a third superconductive wiring configured by two superconductive wirings extending parallel to each other on a surface thereof, wherein

the first and second quantum bit substrates are placed on the base substrate, two end portions of the first superconductive wiring and two end portions on one side of the third superconductive wiring are joined via superconductive solders, two end portions of the second superconductive wiring and two end portions on the other side of the third superconductive wiring are joined via superconductive solders, and three of the first to third superconductive wirings form one continuous superconductive loop.

2. A quantum bit device comprising:

a first quantum bit substrate which includes a first superconductive loop having a superconductive wiring forming one closed loop disposed to have a magnetically coupled portion with a first superconductive magnetic flux quantum bit on a surface thereof;

a second quantum bit substrate which includes a second superconductive loop having a superconductive wiring forming one closed loop disposed to have a magnetically coupled portion with a second superconductive magnetic flux quantum bit on a surface thereof;

a base substrate which includes a third superconductive loop having a superconductive wiring forming one closed loop on a surface thereof;

at least one of third superconductive magnetic flux quantum bits formed on the surface of the base substrate; and

a plurality of the third superconductive loops formed on the surface of the base substrate to be able to be magnetically coupled to at least one of the two of the first to second superconductive loops through the third superconductive magnetic flux quantum bits and the third superconductive loops,

wherein the first quantum bit substrate and the second quantum bit substrate are flip-chip connected on the base substrate so that the respective surfaces face the surface of the base substrate, and the first and second superconductive loops are able to be magnetically coupled to the third superconductive loop with an air gap therebetween,

as viewed from the direction perpendicular to the substrate, one part of a third region surrounded by the third superconductive loop is overlapped with one part of a first region surrounded by the first superconductive loop, and the other one part of the third region is overlapped with a part of a second region surrounded by the second superconductive loop, and

the one part of the third region is surrounded by one of the plurality of the third superconductive loops and the other one part of the third region is surrounded by the other one of the plurality of the third superconductive loops.

3. A quantum bit device comprising:

a first quantum bit substrate which includes a first superconductive wiring disposed to have a magnetically coupled portion with a first superconductive magnetic flux quantum bit on a surface thereof;

a second quantum bit substrate which includes a second superconductive wiring disposed to have a magnetically coupled portion with a second superconductive magnetic flux quantum bit on a surface thereof; and

a connection substrate including a third superconductive wiring configured by two superconductive wirings extending parallel to each other on a surface thereof and having a size smaller than those of the first and second quantum bit substrates, wherein the connection substrate is placed so that the surface faces the surfaces of the first and second quantum bit substrates and straddles the first quantum bit substrate and the second quantum bit substrate, two end portions of the first superconductive wiring and two end portions on one side of the third superconductive wiring are joined via superconductive solders, two end portions of the second superconductive wiring and two end portions on the other side of the third superconductive wiring are joined via superconductive solders, and three of the first to third superconductive wirings form one continuous superconductive loop.

4. The quantum bit device according to claim 3 , further comprising:

a base substrate on which the first and second quantum bit substrates are placed, wherein

a wiring on the base substrate is connected to through conductive vias in the first and second quantum bit substrates and wirings thereon via solders.

5. A quantum bit device comprising:

a first quantum bit substrate which includes a first superconductive loop having a superconductive wiring forming one closed loop disposed to have a magnetically coupled portion with a first superconductive magnetic flux quantum bit on a surface thereof;

a second quantum bit substrate which includes a second superconductive loop having a superconductive wiring forming one closed loop disposed to have a magnetically coupled portion with a second superconductive magnetic flux quantum bit on a surface thereof;

a connection substrate which includes a plurality of third superconductive loop having a superconductive wiring forming one closed loop on a surface thereof and having a size smaller than those of the first and second quantum bit substrates; and

at least one of third superconductive magnetic flux quantum bits formed on the surface of the connection substrate,

wherein the connection substrate is flip-chip connected on the first and second quantum bit substrates so that the surface faces the surfaces of the first and second quantum bit substrates and straddles the first quantum bit substrate and the second quantum bit substrate,

the first and second superconductive loops are able to be magnetically coupled to the third superconductive loop with an air gap therebetween, and

as viewed from the direction perpendicular to the substrate, one part of a third region surrounded by the third superconductive loop is overlapped with one part of a first region surrounded by the first superconductive loop, and the other one part of the third region is overlapped with a part of a second region surrounded by the second superconductive loop,

the plurality of the third superconductive loops are configured to be magnetically coupled to at least one of the two of the first to second superconductive loops through the third superconductive magnetic flux quantum bits and the third superconductive loops, and

the one part of the third region is surrounded by one of the plurality of the third superconductive loops and the other one part of the third region is surrounded by the other one of the plurality of the third superconductive loops.

6. A quantum bit device comprising:

a first quantum bit substrate which includes a first superconductive wiring disposed to have a magnetically coupled portion with a first superconductive magnetic flux quantum bit on a surface thereof;

a second quantum bit substrate which includes a second superconductive wiring disposed to have a magnetically coupled portion with a second superconductive magnetic flux quantum bit on a surface thereof;

an interposer substrate including a third superconductive wiring configured by two superconductive wirings extending parallel to each other on a surface thereof; and

a base substrate on which the interposer substrate is placed, wherein

the first and second quantum bit substrates are placed on the interposer substrate, two end portions of the first superconductive wiring and two end portions on one side of the third superconductive wiring are joined via superconductive solders, two end portions of the second superconductive wiring and two end portions on the other side of the third superconductive wiring are joined via superconductive solders, and three of the first to third superconductive wirings form one continuous superconductive loop, and

a wiring on the base substrate is connected to a through conductive via in the interposer substrate and a wiring thereon via a solder.

7. The quantum bit device according to claim 6 ,

comprising at least two interposer substrates on which the first and second quantum bit substrates are placed, and

further comprising a connection substrate placed to straddle two adjacent interposer substrates and flip-chip connected, wherein

the superconductive wirings on the two interposer substrates are joined to a facing superconductive wiring on the connection substrate via superconductive solders.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 13, 2019
From: HIDAKA, MUTSUO; MAEZAWA, MASAAKI
To: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Reel/Frame 050996/0249 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2017-097658 · May 16, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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