Patents by Inventor David W. Abraham

David W. Abraham 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).

  • Patent number: 9847568
    Abstract: A filter is provided and includes potting material formed into a body defining a through-hole. The body includes first and second opposing faces and a sidewall extending between the first and second opposing faces. The sidewall is formed to define first and second openings at opposite ends of the through-hole, first angles at an interface between the sidewall and the first face and second angles, which complement the first angles, at an interface between the sidewall and the second face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: David W. Abraham, Antonio D. Corcoles Gonzalez, James R. Rozen
  • Patent number: 9818796
    Abstract: An interdigitated capacitor includes a substrate and a pair of comb-like electrodes both formed on the semiconductor substrate and horizontally arranged thereon, each of the pair of comb-like electrodes including finger electrodes having a curved profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.
    Inventors: David W. Abraham, Jerry M. Chow
  • Publication number: 20170317262
    Abstract: A system for adjusting qubit frequency includes a qubit device having a Josephson junction and a shunt capacitor coupled to electrodes of the Josephson junction. A cantilevered conductor is separated from the shunt capacitor by a spacing. An adjustment mechanism is configured to deflect the cantilevered conductor to tune a qubit frequency for the qubit device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: David W. Abraham, Jerry M. Chow, Jay M. Gambetta, John A. Smolin
  • Publication number: 20170072504
    Abstract: A method for adjusting a qubit includes measuring a qubit characteristic of a qubit device and computing a modification to correct the qubit characteristic. A geometry of a shunt capacitor is adjusted using a laser direct write process. The qubit characteristic is verified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: David W. Abraham, Jay M. Gambetta, Mary B. Rothwell
  • Publication number: 20170077382
    Abstract: A system for adjusting qubit frequency includes a qubit device having a Josephson junction and a shunt capacitor coupled to electrodes of the Josephson junction. A cantilevered conductor is separated from the shunt capacitor by a spacing. An adjustment mechanism is configured to deflect the cantilevered conductor to tune a qubit frequency for the qubit device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: David W. Abraham, Jerry M. Chow, Jay M. Gambetta, John A. Smolin
  • Publication number: 20160380026
    Abstract: An interdigitated capacitor includes a substrate and a pair of comb-like electrodes both formed on the semiconductor substrate and horizontally arranged thereon, each of the pair of comb-like electrodes including finger electrodes having a curved profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2015
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: David W. Abraham, Jerry M. Chow
  • Patent number: 9531055
    Abstract: A coplanar waveguide device includes a coplanar waveguide structure disposed on a substrate, at least one qubit coupled to the coplanar waveguide structure and an add-on chip having a metallized trench, and disposed over the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: David W. Abraham, Jerry M. Chow, Antonio D. Corcoles Gonzalez, George A. Keefe, Mary E. Rothwell, James R. Rozen, Matthias Steffen
  • Patent number: 9520547
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a chip surface base includes preparing a first substrate, preparing a plurality of vias in the first substrate, depositing metal fillings into the plurality of vias, preparing a second substrate, bonding the first and second substrates and exposing the metal fillings. A method for fabricating a chip surface base includes preparing a first and second substrate, depositing a metal on at least one of the first and second substrates, bonding the first and second substrates, preparing a plurality of vias in the first substrate, depositing metal fillings into the plurality of vias and exposing the metal fillings. A chip surface base device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a metal layer disposed between the first and second substrates and a plurality vias disposed on the first substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: David W. Abraham, George A. Keefe, Christian Lavoie, Mary E. Rothwell
  • Patent number: 9503063
    Abstract: A system for adjusting qubit frequency includes a qubit device having a Josephson junction and a shunt capacitor coupled to electrodes of the Josephson junction. A cantilevered conductor is separated from the shunt capacitor by a spacing. An adjustment mechanism is configured to deflect the cantilevered conductor to tune a qubit frequency for the qubit device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: David W. Abraham, Jerry M. Chow, Jay M. Gambetta, John A. Smolin
  • Patent number: 9455392
    Abstract: A coplanar waveguide device includes a coplanar waveguide structure disposed on a substrate, at least one qubit coupled to the coplanar waveguide structure and an add-on chip having a metallized trench, and disposed over the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: David W. Abraham, Jerry M. Chow, Antonio D. Corcoles Gonzalez, George A. Keefe, Mary E. Rothwell, James R. Rozen, Matthias Steffen
  • Patent number: 9397283
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a chip surface base includes preparing a first substrate, preparing a plurality of vias in the first substrate, depositing metal fillings into the plurality of vias, preparing a second substrate, bonding the first and second substrates and exposing the metal fillings. A method for fabricating a chip surface base includes preparing a first and second substrate, depositing a metal on at least one of the first and second substrates, bonding the first and second substrates, preparing a plurality of vias in the first substrate, depositing metal fillings into the plurality of vias and exposing the metal fillings. A chip surface base device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a metal layer disposed between the first and second substrates and a plurality of vias disposed on the first substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: David W. Abraham, George A. Keefe, Christian Lavoie, Mary E. Rothwell
  • Publication number: 20160204331
    Abstract: A coplanar waveguide device includes a coplanar waveguide structure disposed on a substrate, at least one qubit coupled to the coplanar waveguide structure and an add-on chip having a metallized trench, and disposed over the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: David W. Abraham, Jerry M. Chow, Antonio D. Corcoles Gonzalez, George A. Keefe, Mary E. Rothwell, James R. Rozen, Matthias Steffen
  • Publication number: 20160204330
    Abstract: A coplanar waveguide device includes a coplanar waveguide structure disposed on a substrate, at least one qubit coupled to the coplanar waveguide structure and an add-on chip having a metallized trench, and disposed over the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: David W. Abraham, Jerry M. Chow, Antonio D. Corcoles Gonzalez, George A. Keefe, Mary E. Rothwell, James R. Rozen, Matthias Steffen
  • Patent number: 9344092
    Abstract: A technique relates to a superconductor tunable notch filter. A Josephson junction filter array is connected to a coupling pad and connected to ground. The Josephson junction filter array includes a filter inductance. The Josephson junction filter array connected to the coupling pad forms a filter capacitance. A Josephson junction bias array is connected to the coupling pad and connected to a current source. The Josephson junction bias array includes a bias inductance. A transmission line is connected to the coupling pad in which connection of the transmission line and the coupling pad forms a coupling capacitance, such that the filter inductance and the filter capacitance connect to the transmission line through the coupling capacitance. The Josephson junction filter array includes a notch filter frequency that is tunable according to a magnitude of a current bias from the current source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: David W. Abraham, Jerry M. Chow, Jay M. Gambetta, Nicholas A. Masluk, Matthias Steffen
  • Publication number: 20160112031
    Abstract: A technique relates to a superconductor tunable notch filter. A Josephson junction filter array is connected to a coupling pad and connected to ground. The Josephson junction filter array includes a filter inductance. The Josephson junction filter array connected to the coupling pad forms a filter capacitance. A Josephson junction bias array is connected to the coupling pad and connected to a current source. The Josephson junction bias array includes a bias inductance. A transmission line is connected to the coupling pad in which connection of the transmission line and the coupling pad forms a coupling capacitance, such that the filter inductance and the filter capacitance connect to the transmission line through the coupling capacitance. The Josephson junction filter array includes a notch filter frequency that is tunable according to a magnitude of a current bias from the current source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2014
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: David W. Abraham, Jerry M. Chow, Jay M. Gambetta, Nicholas A. Masluk, Matthias Steffen
  • Patent number: 9300029
    Abstract: A filter is provided and includes potting material formed into a body defining a through-hole. The body includes first and second opposing faces and a sidewall extending between the first and second opposing faces. The sidewall is formed to define first and second openings at opposite ends of the through-hole, first angles at an interface between the sidewall and the first face and second angles, which complement the first angles, at an interface between the sidewall and the second face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David W. Abraham, Antonio D. Corcoles Gonzalez, James R. Rozen
  • Patent number: 9270071
    Abstract: A microwave connector is provided. The microwave connector includes an outer conductor, an inner conductor disposed within the outer conductor and dielectric materials interposed between the outer conductor and the inner conductor, the dielectric materials including a non-dissipative dielectric material and a dissipative dielectric material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David W. Abraham, Antonio D. Corcoles Gonzalez, James R. Rozen
  • Patent number: 9218571
    Abstract: A system, method, and chip to control Purcell loss are described. The chip includes qubits formed on a first surface of a substrate. The method includes determining frequencies of the qubits, and controlling a separation between the frequencies of the qubits and chip mode frequencies of the chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David W. Abraham, Jerry M. Chow, Antonio D. Corcoles Gonzalez, Jay M. Gambetta
  • Patent number: 9219298
    Abstract: A coplanar waveguide device includes a coplanar waveguide structure disposed on a substrate, at least one qubit coupled to the coplanar waveguide structure and an add-on chip having a metallized trench, and disposed over the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David W. Abraham, Jerry M. Chow, Antonio D. Corcoles Gonzalez, George A. Keefe, Mary E. Rothwell, James R. Rozen, Matthias Steffen
  • Publication number: 20150363707
    Abstract: A system, method, and chip to control Purcell loss are described. The chip includes qubits formed on a first surface of a substrate. The method includes determining frequencies of the qubits, and controlling a separation between the frequencies of the qubits and chip mode frequencies of the chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: David W. Abraham, Jerry M. Chow, Antonio D. Corcoles Gonzalez, Jay M. Gambetta