Patents by Inventor Isaac Lauer

Isaac Lauer 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).

  • Publication number: 20260173770
    Abstract: A qubit structure includes a substrate; a first planar metal portion residing on the substrate; a second planar metal portion residing on the substrate; a plurality of candidate tunnel junctions, a first end of each candidate tunnel junction coupled to the first planar metal portion; and a plurality of pads, each pad coupled to a second end of each candidate tunnel junction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2024
    Publication date: June 18, 2026
    Inventors: Jeffrey W. Sleight, Isaac Lauer, Karthik Balakrishnan, David James Frank
  • Publication number: 20260161991
    Abstract: An N-dimensional scan of a set of bias voltages is performed, each bias voltage defining a voltage of a corresponding electrode of a set of electrodes, the electrodes being proximate to a given qubit. A sensitivity of a performance of the given qubit to an electronic field generated by each of the electrodes is determined. A probable location of at least one two-level system (TLS) is extrapolated based on the determined sensitivities. An effect of the two-level system (TLS) on the given qubit is mitigated based on the extrapolated location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2024
    Publication date: June 11, 2026
    Inventors: Karthik Balakrishnan, Isaac Lauer, Jeffrey W. Sleight, Harry Jonathon Mamin, Daniel Rugar
  • Patent number: 12598786
    Abstract: Field effect transistors include a stack of nanowires of vertically arranged channel layers. A source and drain region is disposed at respective ends of the vertically arranged channel layers. A gate stack is formed over, around, and between the vertically arranged channel layers. Internal spacers are each formed between the gate stack and a respective source or drain region, with at least one pair of spacers being positioned above an uppermost channel layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2026
    Assignee: Adeia Semiconductor Solutions LLC
    Inventors: Josephine B. Chang, Bruce B. Doris, Michael A. Guillorn, Isaac Lauer, Xin Miao
  • Publication number: 20260004173
    Abstract: A system comprises a memory that stores and a processor that executes computer executable components stored in the memory, wherein the computer executable components comprise an identification component that identifies a target partition definition for a quantum processor comprising a plurality of qubits, and a mapping component that directs a controller of a quantum system, comprising the quantum processor, to apply the target partition definition to control electronics at the quantum system for subsequent of an operation at the quantum processor, wherein the target partition definition corresponds to a quantum system resource, of the quantum system, associated with a target qubit of the plurality of qubits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2023
    Publication date: January 1, 2026
    Inventors: Zachary Kauffman, Timothy Lindquist, Paul Schardt, Frank Haverkamp, Matthew A. Walther, Isaac Lauer, Tristan Müller, Andre Avila Alves
  • Patent number: 12511568
    Abstract: Systems, computer-implemented methods, and/or computer program products that can facilitate target qubit decoupling in an echoed cross-resonance gate are provided. According to an embodiment, a computer-implemented method can comprise receiving, by a system operatively coupled to a processor, both a cross-resonance pulse and a decoupling pulse at a target qubit. The cross-resonance pulse propagates to the target qubit via a control qubit. The computer-implemented method can further comprise receiving, by the system, a state inversion pulse at the control qubit. The computer-implemented method can further comprise receiving, by the system, both a phase-inverted cross-resonance pulse and a phase-inverted decoupling pulse at the target qubit. The phase-inverted cross-resonance pulse propagates to the target qubit via the control qubit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2025
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Isaac Lauer, Neereja Sundaresan
  • Publication number: 20250391712
    Abstract: An insulator region is fabricated in a semiconductor substrate of a wafer and a metal layer is fabricated on the semiconductor substrate. Test circuitry is fabricated on a first portion of the metal layer, the first portion residing at least partially over the insulator region. Quantum circuitry is fabricated on a second portion of the metal layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2024
    Publication date: December 25, 2025
    Inventors: Jeffrey W. Sleight, Isaac Lauer, Karthik Balakrishnan, David James Frank
  • Patent number: 12505373
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for calibrating a quantum operation. Layers of two qubit gates that operate in parallel are defined. A gate length for each two qubit gate in a layer of the defined layers is calibrated to correspond to the same gate length, such as the gate length of the two qubit gate in that layer with the slowest operation speed. A portion of the quantum operation is performed by the two qubit gates in the layer with the calibrated gate length. In this manner, two qubit gates that operate in parallel are effectively calibrated in a manner that results in better gate fidelities, fewer frequency collisions and fewer undesirable transitions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2025
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Youngseok Kim, Xuan Wei, Isaac Lauer, Abhinav Kandala
  • Publication number: 20250371395
    Abstract: One or more systems, devices, computer program products and/or computer-implemented methods of use provided herein relate to buffers for streaming in quantum-centric supercomputing. A system can comprise a memory that can store computer-executable components. The system can further comprise a processor that executes at least one of the computer executable components that can execute a quantum circuit to obtain measurements of a qubit. The at least one of the computer executable components can further modulate, via a control two-level system (TLS) knob, a TLS landscape of a quantum processor between successive executions of the quantum circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2024
    Publication date: December 4, 2025
    Inventors: Andrew Dane, Karthik Balakrishnan, Isaac Lauer, Jerry David Tersoff, Youngseok Kim, Abhinav Kandala, Jeffrey W. Sleight
  • Publication number: 20250005412
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for calibrating a quantum operation. Layers of two qubit gates that operate in parallel are defined. A gate length for each two qubit gate in a layer of the defined layers is calibrated to correspond to the same gate length, such as the gate length of the two qubit gate in that layer with the slowest operation speed. A portion of the quantum operation is performed by the two qubit gates in the layer with the calibrated gate length. In this manner, two qubit gates that operate in parallel are effectively calibrated in a manner that results in better gate fidelities, fewer frequency collisions and fewer undesirable transitions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2023
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: Youngseok Kim, Xuan Wei, Isaac Lauer, Abhinav Kandala
  • Patent number: 12166260
    Abstract: Techniques regarding an embedded microstrip transmission line implemented in one more superconducting microwave electronic devices are provided. For example, one or more embodiments described herein can comprise an apparatus, which can include a superconducting material layer positioned on a raised portion of a dielectric substrate. The raised portion can extend from a surface of the dielectric substrate. The apparatus can also comprise a dielectric film that covers at least a portion of the superconducting material layer and the raised portion of the dielectric substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Isaac Lauer, William Francis Landers, Srikanth Srinivasan, Neereja Sundaresan
  • Patent number: 12166106
    Abstract: A field effect transistor (FET) includes a substrate; a channel material located on the substrate, the channel material comprising one of graphene or a nanostructure; a gate located on a first portion of the channel material; and a contact aligned to the gate, the contact comprising one of a metal silicide, a metal carbide, and a metal, the contact being located over a source region and a drain region of the FET, the source region and the drain region comprising a second portion of the channel material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jeffrey W. Sleight, Josephine Chang, Isaac Lauer
  • Patent number: 12147300
    Abstract: Techniques for using stark tone pulses to mitigate cross-resonance collision in qubits are presented. A tone management component can control application of pulses to qubits by a tone generator component to mitigate undesirable frequency collisions between qubits. The tone generator component (TGC) can apply an off-resonant tone pulse to a qubit during a gate to induce a stark shift. TGC can apply a cross-resonance tone pulse to a control qubit at a frequency associated with the qubit, wherein the frequency can be stark shifted based on the off-resonant tone pulse. The qubit can be a target qubit, the control qubit itself, or a spectator qubit that can be coupled to the target qubit or the control qubit. The gate can be a cross-resonance gate, a two-qubit gate, or a measurement gate that can utilize an echo sequence, a target rotary, or active cancellation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Isaac Lauer, Neereja Sundaresan, Emily Pritchett
  • Patent number: 12041856
    Abstract: Devices, systems, methods, and/or computer-implemented methods that can facilitate a qubit device comprising a superconducting circuit provided on an encapsulated vacuum cavity are provided. According to an embodiment, a device can comprise a substrate having an encapsulated vacuum cavity provided on the substrate. The device can further comprise a superconducting circuit provided on the encapsulated vacuum cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Isaac Lauer, Karthik Balakrishnan, Jeffrey Sleight, David James Frank
  • Publication number: 20240235698
    Abstract: Systems, computer-implemented methods, and/or computer program products that can facilitate target qubit decoupling in an echoed cross-resonance gate are provided. According to an embodiment, a computer-implemented method can comprise receiving, by a system operatively coupled to a processor, both a cross-resonance pulse and a decoupling pulse at a target qubit. The cross-resonance pulse propagates to the target qubit via a control qubit. The computer-implemented method can further comprise receiving, by the system, a state inversion pulse at the control qubit. The computer-implemented method can further comprise receiving, by the system, both a phase-inverted cross-resonance pulse and a phase-inverted decoupling pulse at the target qubit. The phase-inverted cross-resonance pulse propagates to the target qubit via the control qubit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: Isaac Lauer, Neereja Sundaresan
  • Publication number: 20230418706
    Abstract: Techniques for using stark tone pulses to mitigate cross-resonance collision in qubits are presented. A tone management component can control application of pulses to qubits by a tone generator component to mitigate undesirable frequency collisions between qubits. The tone generator component (TGC) can apply an off-resonant tone pulse to a qubit during a gate to induce a stark shift. TGC can apply a cross-resonance tone pulse to a control qubit at a frequency associated with the qubit, wherein the frequency can be stark shifted based on the off-resonant tone pulse. The qubit can be a target qubit, the control qubit itself, or a spectator qubit that can be coupled to the target qubit or the control qubit. The gate can be a cross-resonance gate, a two-qubit gate, or a measurement gate that can utilize an echo sequence, a target rotary, or active cancellation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Isaac Lauer, Neereja Sundaresan, Emily Pritchett
  • Patent number: 11789812
    Abstract: Techniques for using stark tone pulses to mitigate cross-resonance collision in qubits are presented. A tone management component can control application of pulses to qubits by a tone generator component to mitigate undesirable frequency collisions between qubits. The tone generator component (TGC) can apply an off-resonant tone pulse to a qubit during a gate to induce a stark shift. TGC can apply a cross-resonance tone pulse to a control qubit at a frequency associated with the qubit, wherein the frequency can be stark shifted based on the off-resonant tone pulse. The qubit can be a target qubit, the control qubit itself, or a spectator qubit that can be coupled to the target qubit or the control qubit. The gate can be a cross-resonance gate, a two-qubit gate, or a measurement gate that can utilize an echo sequence, a target rotary, or active cancellation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Isaac Lauer, Neereja Sundaresan, Emily Pritchett
  • Patent number: 11751491
    Abstract: Systems and techniques that facilitate mapping a heavy-hex qubit connection topology to a rectilinear physical qubit layout are provided. In various embodiments, a device can comprise a qubit lattice on a substrate. In various aspects, the qubit lattice can comprise one or more first qubit tiles. In various cases, the one or more first qubit tiles can have a first shape. In various instances, the qubit lattice can further comprise one or more second qubit tiles. In various cases, the one or more second qubit tiles can have a second shape. In various aspects, the one or more first qubit tiles can be tessellated with the one or more second qubit tiles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Isaac Lauer, Neereja Sundaresan
  • Patent number: 11695483
    Abstract: Systems, computer-implemented methods, and/or computer program products that can facilitate target qubit decoupling in an echoed cross-resonance gate are provided. According to an embodiment, a computer-implemented method can comprise receiving, by a system operatively coupled to a processor, both a cross-resonance pulse and a decoupling pulse at a target qubit. The cross-resonance pulse propagates to the target qubit via a control qubit. The computer-implemented method can further comprise receiving, by the system, a state inversion pulse at the control qubit. The computer-implemented method can further comprise receiving, by the system, both a phase-inverted cross-resonance pulse and a phase-inverted decoupling pulse at the target qubit. The phase-inverted cross-resonance pulse propagates to the target qubit via the control qubit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Isaac Lauer, Neereja Sundaresan
  • Patent number: 11678591
    Abstract: Devices, systems, methods, and/or computer-implemented methods that can facilitate a qubit device comprising a vacuum encapsulated Josephson junction are provided. According to an embodiment, a device can comprise a substrate having an encapsulated vacuum cavity provided on the substrate. The device can further comprise one or more superconducting components of a superconducting circuit provided inside the encapsulated vacuum cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Isaac Lauer, Karthik Balakrishnan, Jeffrey Sleight, David James Frank
  • Publication number: 20230153199
    Abstract: Techniques for using stark tone pulses to mitigate cross-resonance collision in qubits are presented. A tone management component can control application of pulses to qubits by a tone generator component to mitigate undesirable frequency collisions between qubits. The tone generator component (TGC) can apply an off-resonant tone pulse to a qubit during a gate to induce a stark shift. TGC can apply a cross-resonance tone pulse to a control qubit at a frequency associated with the qubit, wherein the frequency can be stark shifted based on the off-resonant tone pulse. The qubit can be a target qubit, the control qubit itself, or a spectator qubit that can be coupled to the target qubit or the control qubit. The gate can be a cross-resonance gate, a two-qubit gate, or a measurement gate that can utilize an echo sequence, a target rotary, or active cancellation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Isaac Lauer, Neereja Sundaresan, Emily Pritchett