Patents by Inventor David C. McKay
David C. McKay has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20250117682Abstract: Devices, systems and/or methods facilitating two qubit readouts are provided. In an embodiment, a system can comprise a data qubit; a coupler coupling the data qubit to a measurement qubit; and a measurement resonator coupled to the measurement qubit, wherein the measurement resonator is capable of transmitting a tone through the resonator to the measurement qubit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2023Publication date: April 10, 2025Inventors: David C. Mckay, Ted Thorbeck, Martin O. Sandberg
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Patent number: 12242924Abstract: Systems, computer-implemented methods, and computer program products to facilitate mapping conditional execution logic to different quantum computing resources are provided. According to an embodiment, a system can comprise a memory that stores computer executable components and a processor that executes the computer executable components stored in the memory. The computer executable components can comprise a compiler component that maps a logical reference to a quantum bit data structure in an instruction, to a first engine component, and a deployment component that deploys the first engine component to a first block controller component operatively connected to a first quantum computing resource, wherein the first engine component controls the first quantum computing resource based on the instruction.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2020Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Jeffrey Joseph Ruedinger, Thomas Arab Alexander, David C. Mckay
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Patent number: 12229634Abstract: Systems and techniques that facilitate Stark shift cancellation are provided. In various embodiments, a system can comprise a control qubit that is coupled to a target qubit. In various cases, the control qubit can be driven by a first tone that entangles the control qubit with the target qubit. In various aspects, the control qubit can be further driven by a second tone simultaneously with the first tone. In various cases, the second tone can have an opposite detuning sign than the first tone. In various instances, the first tone can cause a Stark shift in an operational frequency of the control qubit, and the second tone can cancel the Stark shift.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2021Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Abhinav Kandala, David C. Mckay, Srikanth Srinivasan, Easwar Magesan, Jay Michael Gambetta
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Publication number: 20240412088Abstract: A device comprises memory that is configured to store program instructions, and processing circuitry, coupled to the memory, and configured to execute the program instructions to perform a process to measure a quantum state of a quantum bit. In performing the process, the processing circuitry is configured to: cause a sequence of operations to be performed on the quantum bit, the sequence of operations comprising at least a first binary-outcome measurement operation, a quantum state-inverting gate operation, and a second binary-outcome measurement operation; and determine a ternary measurement outcome, as the quantum state, based at least in part on discriminated binary-outcome measurements that result from the first binary-outcome measurement operation and the second binary-outcome measurement operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2023Publication date: December 12, 2024Inventors: Naoki Kanazawa, David C. Mckay, Haruki Emori
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Publication number: 20240372548Abstract: Devices and/or computer-implemented methods to facilitate a programmable and/or reprogrammable quantum circuit are provided. According to an embodiment, a device can comprise a superconducting coupler device having a superconducting fuse device that is used to alter the coupling of a first quantum computing element and a second quantum computing element.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2023Publication date: November 7, 2024Inventors: Elbert Emin Huang, Charles Thomas Rettner, Michael Justin Beckley, Russell A. Budd, Vivekananda P. Adiga, David C. Mckay, Sarah Elizabeth Sheldon
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Patent number: 12118433Abstract: Systems and techniques that facilitate space-saving coupler arm arrangement for superconducting qubits are provided. In various embodiments, a device can comprise a superconducting qubit. In various aspects, the superconducting qubit can be capacitively coupled to two or more coupler arms. In various instances, a parasitic capacitance between the two or more coupler arms can be within an order of magnitude of a capacitance between the superconducting qubit and at least one of the two or more coupler arms. In various cases, the parasitic capacitance can arise due to a physical proximity between the two or more coupler arms.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2021Date of Patent: October 15, 2024Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Srikanth Srinivasan, George Andrew Keefe, David C. Mckay, Xuan Wei, Abhinav Kandala
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Patent number: 12106178Abstract: Systems, computer-implemented methods, and computer program products to facilitate quantum state measurement logic used in a quantum state measurement backend process are provided. According to an embodiment, a system can comprise a memory that stores computer executable components and a processor that executes the computer executable components stored in the memory. The computer executable components can comprise a stage control register component that defines a data processing function corresponding to at least one storage element in at least one stage of a quantum state measurement pipeline.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2020Date of Patent: October 1, 2024Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Jeffrey Joseph Ruedinger, Thomas Arab Alexander, David C. Mckay
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Patent number: 11989621Abstract: Techniques regarding tiling a CR gate configuration to one or more lattices characterizing quantum circuit topologies are provided. For example, one or more embodiments described herein can comprise a system, which can comprise a memory that can store computer executable components. The system can also comprise a processor, operably coupled to the memory, and that can execute the computer executable components stored in the memory. The computer executable components can comprise a tiling component that can generate a cross-resonance gate configuration that delineates a control qubit assignment and a target qubit assignment in conjunction with a frequency allocation onto a lattice characterizing a quantum circuit topology.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2021Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Moein Malekakhlagh, Jared Barney Hertzberg, Easwar Magesan, Antonio Corcoles-Gonzalez, Maika Takita, David C. Mckay, Jason S. Orcutt
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Patent number: 11972319Abstract: Techniques regarding qubit coupling structures that enable RIP gates are provided. For example, one or more embodiments described herein can comprise an apparatus that can include a coupling structure coupled to a first qubit and a second qubit. The coupling structure can have a plurality of coupling pathways. A coupling pathway from the plurality of coupling pathways can be a resonator. Also, the first qubit can be coupled to a first end of the resonator, and the second qubit can be coupled to a point along a length of the resonator.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2020Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Muir Kumph, David C. Mckay, Oliver Dial
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Patent number: 11960971Abstract: A method of mitigating quantum readout errors by stochastic matrix inversion includes performing a plurality of quantum measurements on a plurality of qubits having predetermined plurality of states to obtain a plurality of measurement outputs; selecting a model for a matrix linking the predetermined plurality of states to the plurality of measurement outputs, the model having a plurality of model parameters, wherein a number of the plurality of model parameters grows less than exponentially with a number of the plurality of qubits; training the model parameters to minimize a loss function that compares predictions of the model with the matrix; computing an inverse of the model based on the trained model parameters; and providing the computed inverse of the model to a noise prone quantum readout of the plurality of qubits to obtain a substantially noise free quantum readout.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Sergey Bravyi, Jay M. Gambetta, David C. Mckay, Sarah E. Sheldon
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Patent number: 11960970Abstract: Systems and techniques that facilitate strategic pausing for quantum state leakage mitigation are provided. In various embodiments, a system can comprise a detection component that can detect a quantum state leakage associated with one or more qubits. In various aspects, the system can further comprise a pause component that can, in response to detecting the quantum state leakage, generate a time pause prior to execution of a quantum circuit on the one or more qubits. In various embodiments, the pause component can generate the time pause after execution of a previous quantum circuit on the one or more qubits, where the quantum state leakage arises during the execution of the previous quantum circuit. In some cases, the quantum state leakage can decay during the time pause.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2020Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Oliver Dial, Antonio Corcoles-Gonzalez, Maika Takita, David C. Mckay
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Publication number: 20240005185Abstract: A method of mitigating quantum readout errors by stochastic matrix inversion includes performing a plurality of quantum measurements on a plurality of qubits having predetermined plurality of states to obtain a plurality of measurement outputs; selecting a model for a matrix linking the predetermined plurality of states to the plurality of measurement outputs, the model having a plurality of model parameters, wherein a number of the plurality of model parameters grows less than exponentially with a number of the plurality of qubits; training the model parameters to minimize a loss function that compares predictions of the model with the matrix; computing an inverse of the model based on the trained model parameters; and providing the computed inverse of the model to a noise prone quantum readout of the plurality of qubits to obtain a substantially noise free quantum readout.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2022Publication date: January 4, 2024Inventors: Sergey Bravyi, Jay M. Gambetta, David C. Mckay, Sarah E. Sheldon
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Publication number: 20230401475Abstract: A device comprises first and second superconducting quantum bits, and a multimode coupler circuit coupled between the first and second superconducting quantum bits. The multimode coupler circuit comprises a first mode and a second mode, and is configured to operate in one of a first state and a second state, in response to a flux tuning control signal. In the first state, the first superconducting quantum bit is exchange coupled to the first mode, and the second superconducting quantum bit is exchange coupled to the second mode, to suppress interaction between the first and second superconducting quantum bits. In the second state, the first and second superconducting quantum bits are exchange coupled to both the first and second modes, to enable an interaction between the first and second superconducting quantum bits and perform an entanglement gate operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2022Publication date: December 14, 2023Inventors: Aaron Finck, David C. Mckay, Jiri Stehlik, John Blair
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Publication number: 20230394345Abstract: Technology provided herein relates to coupling of qubits to one another. A system can comprise a first qubit chip and a second qubit chip, a plurality of coupling elements electrically coupling together the first qubit chip and the second qubit chip, and an interposer chip electrically coupling together the plurality of coupling elements. In another embodiment, a system can comprise a first chip comprising a plurality of first qubits, a second chip comprising a plurality of second qubits, and an interposer chip electrically connected between the first chip and the second chip, wherein individual first qubits, of the plurality of first qubits, are electrically coupled to individual second qubits, of the plurality of second qubits, and wherein the electrical coupling of the individual first qubits to the individual second qubits is by series-connected sets of capacitively-coupled elements over the interposer chip.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2022Publication date: December 7, 2023Inventor: David C. Mckay
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Publication number: 20230368059Abstract: Techniques regarding qubit coupling systems are provided. For example, one or more embodiments described herein can regard a method comprising controlling quantum gate operations by driving a static coupling between a first qubit and a second qubit. The method can also comprise controlling quantum interactions between the first qubit or the second qubit by tuning a frequency of a microwave resonator bus.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2022Publication date: November 16, 2023Inventors: David C. Mckay, Jiri Stehlik, Abhinav Kandala
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Patent number: 11775854Abstract: Systems, computer-implemented methods, and computer program products to facilitate characterizing crosstalk of a quantum computing system based on sparse data collection are provided. According to an embodiment, a system can comprise a memory that stores computer executable components and a processor that executes the computer executable components stored in the memory. The computer executable components can comprise a package component that packs subsets of quantum gates in a quantum device into one or more bins. The computer executable components can further comprise an assessment component that characterizes crosstalk of the quantum device based on a number of the one or more bins into which the subsets of quantum gates are packed.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2019Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Prakash Murali, Ali Javadiabhari, David C. Mckay
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Patent number: 11750189Abstract: Devices and/or computer-implemented methods to facilitate a programmable and/or reprogrammable quantum circuit are provided. According to an embodiment, a device can comprise a superconducting coupler device having a superconducting fuse device that is used to alter the coupling of a first quantum computing element and a second quantum computing element.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2020Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Elbert Emin Huang, Charles Thomas Rettner, Michael Justin Beckley, Russell A. Budd, Vivekananda P. Adiga, David C. Mckay, Sarah Elizabeth Sheldon
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Patent number: 11728797Abstract: Systems and techniques that facilitate multi-resonant couplers for preserving ZX interaction while reducing ZZ interaction are provided. In various embodiments, a first qubit can have a first operational frequency and a second qubit can have a second operational frequency, and a multi-resonant architecture can couple the first qubit to the second qubit. In various embodiments, the multi-resonant architecture can comprise a first resonator and a second resonator. In various cases, the first resonator can capacitively couple the first qubit to the second qubit, and a second resonator can capacitively couple the first qubit to the second qubit. In various aspects, the first resonator and the second resonator can be in parallel.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2022Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: David C. Mckay, Abhinav Kandala, Srikanth Srinivasan
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Publication number: 20230255123Abstract: Systems and techniques that facilitate quantum tuning via permanent magnetic flux elements are provided. In various embodiments, a system can comprise a qubit device. In various aspects, the system can further comprise a permanent magnet having a first magnetic flux, wherein an operational frequency of the qubit device is based on the first magnetic flux. In various instances, the system can further comprise an electromagnet having a second magnetic flux that tunes the first magnetic flux. In various cases, the permanent magnet can comprise a nanoparticle magnet. In various embodiments, the nanoparticle magnet can comprise manganese nanoparticles embedded in a silicon matrix. In various aspects, the system can further comprise an electrode that applies an electric current to the nanoparticle magnet in a presence of the second magnetic flux, thereby changing a strength of the first magnetic flux.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2023Publication date: August 10, 2023Inventors: Steven J. Holmes, Devendra K. Sadana, David C. Mckay, Jared Barney Hertzberg, Stephen W. Bedell, Ning Li
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Patent number: 11694106Abstract: A quantum computing device including a first plurality of qubits having a first resonance frequency and a second qubit having a second resonance frequency, the second resonance frequency being different from the first resonance frequency; and a first tunable frequency bus configured to couple the first plurality of qubits to the second qubit.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2023Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: David C. McKay, Jay M. Gambetta