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Superconducting qubit
A qubit built from a superconducting circuit containing a Josephson junction, operated in a dilution refrigerator near 10 millikelvin and controlled with microwave pulses.
It is the most industrially advanced modality.
- Also known as
- Transmon
- Type
- Technology
- Domain
- Compute & AI Hardware, Quantum computing
Notes
Fabricated with adapted semiconductor processes, which is why several chipmakers and foundries have entered the field.
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