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Granted Patent B2
US 12,217,129 · App. 17/902,695 · Granted Feb 4, 2025

Integrating circuit elements in a stacked quantum computing device

Inventors: Julian Shaw Kelly (Santa Barbara, CA); Joshua Yousouf Mutus (Santa Barbara, CA)
Assignee: Google LLC
G06N10/00H01L25/0657H10N60/20
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Patent No.
US 12,217,129
App. No.
17/902,695
Granted
Feb 4, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A stacked quantum computing device including a first chip that includes a first dielectric substrate and a superconducting qubit on the first dielectric substrate, and a second chip that is bonded to the first chip and includes a second dielectric substrate, a qubit readout element on the second dielectric substrate, a control wire on the second dielectric substrate, a dielectric layer covering the control wire, and a shielding layer covering the dielectric layer.

Claims (23)

1. A method of bonding a first chip to a second chip, the method comprising:

providing the first chip, wherein the first chip comprises a first dielectric substrate and a qubit device on the first dielectric substrate, wherein the qubit device comprises a first superconductor layer;

providing the second chip, wherein the second chip comprises a second dielectric substrate, a qubit readout element on the second dielectric substrate, a control wire on the second dielectric substrate and separate from the qubit readout element, a dielectric layer covering the control wire, and a shielding layer covering the dielectric layer;

aligning the first chip to the second chip such that

a portion of the control wire overlaps a first portion of the first superconductor layer the qubit,

the qubit readout element overlaps a second portion of the first superconductor layer of the qubit device,

and the shielding layer is arranged between the portion of the control wire and the portion of the first superconductor layer of the qubit device to reduce crosstalk between the control wire and the qubit device; and

bonding the first chip to the second chip.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second chip comprises a plurality of dielectric layers and a plurality of superconductor layers arranged in a stack overlying the control wire, wherein the stack is between the control wire and the shielding layer.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of superconductor layers in the stack define wiring elements.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the stack comprises a microstrip, a multi-layer stripline, or a combination thereof.

5. The method of claim 2 , wherein at least two superconductor layers of the plurality of superconductor layers are coupled to one another through a via interconnect.

6. The method of claim 2 , wherein an uppermost superconductor layer of the plurality of superconductor layers comprises the control wire and the shielding layer, and the control wire comprises a qubit control element.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the uppermost superconductor layer covers a sidewall of the stack.

8. The method of claim 6 , comprising aligning the first chip to the second chip such that the qubit control element overlaps the qubit device on the first dielectric substrate.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein superconductor bump bonds couple a ground plane on the first chip to a ground plane on the second chip.

10. The method of claim 1 , comprising bonding the first chip to the second chip with superconductor bump bonds.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the qubit readout element comprises a first part that overlaps the second portion of the first superconductor layer of the qubit device.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the dielectric layer of the second chip comprises an opening through which a surface of the first part of the qubit readout element is exposed and faces the qubit device.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the qubit readout element comprises a second part that is coupled to the first part.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the first part of the qubit readout element comprises a pad element, and the second part comprises a resonator.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the dielectric layer of the second chip covers the resonator.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the resonator does not overlap the qubit device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 8, 2022
From: KELLY, JULIAN SHAW; MUTUS, JOSHUA YOUSOUF
To: GOOGLE LLC
Reel/Frame 061023/0203 →
Continuity (3)
Division 16493400
Provisional Application 62470694 · Mar 13, 2017
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