The SEQUENCE project uses unconventional approaches to develop electronics for low temperature operation. The goal is to enable quantum computers to scale up to be able to tackle a variety of important technological and scientific problems as well as improve satellite and terrestrial communication systems.
Electronics cooled to very low temperatures will have a strong impact on our society through applications spanning space communication, high performance computing, and quantum enhanced computing. Quantum computers, for instance, have the potential to radically advance our computational capability and are predicted to strongly influence fields such as medicine, chemistry, science and finance by solving computational problems that cannot readily be solved by classical computers. The project develops a variety of high frequency circuits that operate at low power levels and also utilize the low operating temperature to achieve high performance.
The overall objectives are
- 3D Electronics: To integrate devices and circuits using 3D stacking to significantly reduce the number of physical components required for low temperature systems.
- Cryogenic Electronics: To develop a new generation low-power, low-temperature electronics for scalable quantum computers.
- Cryogenic Transistors: To develop and validate transistor and circuit models for low temperatures.
- Nanoelectronics Devices: To develop novel nanoelectronic devices operating at low temperatures.
- Develop Synergies: To use the low temperature and 3D integration technology for space and terrestrial communication applications.
