APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Superconducting qubit architecture Conducting non-trivial quantum simulations BENEFITS: Increases hardware efficiency and versatility Limited on-chip complexity Reduces the cost of synthesizing interactions between distant qubits Allows for the development of a novel quantum processor unit (QPU) BACKGROUND: Despite … [Read more...] about A Superconducting Quantum Processor Unit – A More Efficient Architecture for Quantum Computing 2020-121
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Improved Mask Absorber for Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography 2019-058
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Extreme ultraviolet (EUV) masks for EUV-made semiconductors BENEFITS: The alloy used can be controllably patterned by plasma processing via a newly discovered self-passivation mechanism of chromium Materials are easily etchable Process has very high material selectivity BACKGROUND: The fabrication of the mask absorber is a … [Read more...] about Improved Mask Absorber for Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography 2019-058
Plant density and enhanced plant vigor estimation algorithms for high-resolution images 2019-179
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY Agriculture BACKGROUND Farmers are seeking ways to make real-time adjustments in the field to increase productivity, however tools for estimating plant density are limited. This is true especially early in the season when the soil component is high, and visual observations tend to … [Read more...] about Plant density and enhanced plant vigor estimation algorithms for high-resolution images 2019-179
A New Design for RSFQ Superconducting Logic Computation Systems 2020-015
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY Next-generation data centers and high performance computing (HPC) systems Large-scale computing Large-scale science computing National security computing BACKGROUND Currently, data centers are bigger than football fields and require massive amounts of energy to operate. Yet large scale computing needs in science, industry, … [Read more...] about A New Design for RSFQ Superconducting Logic Computation Systems 2020-015
Bandwidth Steering in HPC Using Silicon Nanophotonics 2019-166
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Companies building HPC and datacenter systems Companies developing network components Future large-scale systems ADVANTAGES: More efficient network performance Lower latency Requires fewer network resources Cost effective BACKGROUND: As bytes-per-FLOP ratios continue to decline, communication is becoming the … [Read more...] about Bandwidth Steering in HPC Using Silicon Nanophotonics 2019-166