Agile Analog and sureCore partner to implement Cryogenic CMOS on GF 22FDX process

UK funded project called "Development Of Cryogenic CMOS To Enable The Next Generation Of Scalable Quantum Computers" by a seven-member consortium led by Surecore is developing a cryogenic semiconductor IP to accelerate the growth of the Quantum Computing industry by reducing the constrains associated with interconnects thus enabling efficient qubit/system scaling. Today's semiconductor devices operate in the temp range of -40 Deg C to 125 Deg C, but in the world of quantum computing, where operational qubits demand temperatures even lower than 4K, co-locating the control electronics close to the qubits within the cryostat is crucial for quantum computer scaling. "To achieve their true potential, there is a need to dramatically increase the number of qubits, from the several hundred that is possible today to millions. These qubits have to be controlled, and currently this is done by using external control electronics housed outside of the cryostat at room temperature. By generating semiconductor IP that can operate at cryogenic temperatures, quantum computing developers can quickly design their own control ASICs that can be co-located with the qubits in the cryostat." explains Surecore in its release. Consortium members created cryogenic SPICE models for the GlobalFoundries 22FDX process technology, and sureCore had used these to recharacterize standard cell and IO cell li...