Topaz Tz170 J484 Development Kit features a 16 nm Efinix Quantum fabric FPGA and 256 Mbit of LPDDR4 memory


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The Topaz Tz170 J484 FPGA Development Kit from Efinix is a compact FPGA evaluation platform built around the Efinix Tz170 FPGA for evaluating and prototyping. This FPGA is built around a low-power, high-density 16 nm Quantum fabric and comes in a compact 484-ball FineLine BGA package. It integrates onboard memory, configurable I/O, and a preloaded […]

IBM Advances Quantum Computing Roadmap with Heron Chip and System Two Launch


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IBM has recently revealed updates to its quantum roadmap, marking a significant milestone by introducing the 133-qubit Heron chip and the groundbreaking System Two quantum computer. Heron stands out as the inaugural member of a new series of scalable quantum processors, meticulously engineered over four years to achieve IBM’s peak performance metrics and minimal error […]

Researchers Develop a Graphene Based Sensor to Visualize Electric Fields


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As silicon-based fabrication technology is reaching its operational limits, there is increasing research attention towards developing circuits with 2D materials. The 2D materials are crystals consisting of a single layer of atoms, with their thickness ranging from a single to a few-atomic layers thick. In conventional materials, effects such as quantum tunneling become prominent as […]

Quantum Dots in Medical Science as Cancer Tracer


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A huge leap in personalized medicine may come from the use of Quantum dots (QDs) to combat and identify several hard to cure diseases, such as cancer, immunodeficiencies, and neurological disorders. Quantum dots (QDs) are semiconductor nanocrystals with unique photophysical properties. Their excellent optical properties are a promising alternative to organic dyes for fluorescence biomedical […]

First Bizen quantum tunnelling transistors launched


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A UK startup is to ship its first 1200V power devices using a new silicon architecture called Bizen that fits into TO247 or TO263 packages. by Nick Flaherty @ eenewseurope.com The first devices to use the Bizen process technology include three parts rated at 1200V/75A, 900V/75A and 650V/32A, available in the industry-standard TO247 or TO263 […]

Single-atom transistor ‘recipe’ simplifies atomic-scale fabrication


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Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland say they have developed a step-by-step recipe to produce single-atom transistors. by Rich Pell @ smart2zero.com Transistors consisting of only several-atom clusters or even single atoms, say the researchers, promise to become the building blocks of a new generation of […]

Google officially lays claim to quantum supremacy


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A quantum computer reportedly beat the most powerful supercomputers at one type of calculation. Google researchers report that their quantum computer, Sycamore, has performed a calculation that can’t be achieved with any classical computer. The quantum chip (shown) must be cooled to near absolute zero to function. For the first time, a quantum computer has […]

1.5×1.5mm quantum cascade laser has a surface emission of 5W


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Improving on previously published room-temperature large-area photonic crystals (PhCs) Quantum cascade lasers (QCLs), researchers from ETH Zurich have fabricated a device with 5W surface-emitting peak power when driven in pulsed operation. by Julien Happich @ eenewseurope.com Their paper “Large area photonic crystal quantum cascade laser with 5 W surface-emitting power” published in the Optics Express […]

Three quantum computer components integrated on one chip


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Scientists at the University of Stuttgart and the KIT succeed in important further development on the way to quantum computers. Quantum computers one day should be able to solve certain computing problems much faster than a classical computer. One of the most promising approaches is based on the utilization of single photons to carry and […]

Google Bristlecone, The Race To Quantum Supremacy


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On Monday, March 05, 2018, research scientists from the Google Quantum Al lab whose goal is to build a quantum computer that can be used to solve real-world problems, presented their latest quantum processor called Bristlecone at the annual American Physical Society meeting in Los Angeles. Qubits or quantum bits are merely the quantum analogue […]