Patents by Inventor Rami Barends
Rami Barends 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: 20240112059Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatus for resetting a qubit. In one aspect, an apparatus includes a qubit, wherein the state of the qubit occupies a plurality of levels comprising two computational levels and one or more non-computational levels; a resonator that operates at a resonator frequency; control electronics that control a frequency of the qubit such that during a reset operation the qubit frequency is adjusted from a holding frequency that is lower than the resonator frequency to an idling frequency that is higher than the resonator frequency, and during the adjustment a first derivative of the qubit frequency at a first time is positive, at a second time that occurs after the first time is zero, and at a third time that occurs after the second time is positive, where the qubit frequency achieves the idling frequency at a fourth time that occurs after the third time.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: Kevin Chenghao Miao, Alexander Korolkov, Mathew James McEwen, Rami Barends
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Publication number: 20240086747Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus for operating a system of qubits. In one aspect, a method includes operating a first qubit from a first plurality of qubits at a first qubit frequency from a first qubit frequency region, and operating a second qubit from the first plurality of qubits at a second qubit frequency from a second first qubit frequency region, the second qubit frequency and the second first qubit frequency region being different to the first qubit frequency and the first qubit frequency region, respectively, wherein the second qubit is diagonal to the first qubit in a two-dimensional grid of qubits.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: John Martinis, Rami Barends, Austin Greig Fowler
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Patent number: 11922276Abstract: A device includes: a substrate; a superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) including a superconductor trace arranged on an upper surface of the substrate and having at least one Josephson junction interrupting a path of the superconductor trace, in which the superconductor trace includes a first superconductor material that exhibits superconducting properties at or below a corresponding superconducting critical temperature; and a dielectric capping layer on an upper surface of the SQUID, in which the dielectric capping layer covers a majority of the superconductor trace of the SQUID, and the capping layer includes an opening through which a first region of the SQUID is exposed, the first region of the SQUID including a first Josephson junction.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Google LLCInventor: Rami Barends
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Publication number: 20240062086Abstract: Methods and systems for performing a surface code error detection cycle. In one aspect, a method includes initializing and applying Hadamard gates to multiple measurement qubits; performing entangling operations on a first set of paired qubits, wherein each pair comprises a measurement qubit coupled to a neighboring data qubit in a first direction; performing entangling operations on a second set of paired qubits, wherein each pair comprises a measurement qubit coupled to a neighboring data qubit in a second or third direction, the second and third direction being perpendicular to the first direction, the second direction being opposite to the third direction; performing entangling operations on a third set of paired qubits, wherein each pair comprises a measurement qubit coupled to a neighboring data qubit in a fourth direction, the fourth direction being opposite to the first direction; applying Hadamard gates to the measurement qubits; and measuring the measurement qubits.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2023Publication date: February 22, 2024Inventors: John Martinis, Rami Barends, Austin Greig Fowler
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Publication number: 20230342646Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus for performing an entangling operation on a system of qubits. In one aspect, a method includes operating the system of qubits, wherein the system of qubits comprises: a plurality of first qubits, a plurality of second qubits, a plurality of qubit couplers defining nearest neighbor interactions between the first qubits and second qubits, wherein the system of qubits is arranged as a two dimensional grid and each qubit of the multiple first qubits is coupled to multiple second qubits through respective qubit couplers, and wherein operating the system of qubits comprises: pairing multiple first qubits with respective neighboring second qubits; performing an entangling operation on each paired first and second qubit in parallel, comprising detuning each second qubit in the paired first and second qubits in parallel.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2023Publication date: October 26, 2023Inventors: John MARTINIS, Rami BARENDS, Austin Greig FOWLER
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Publication number: 20230342651Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatus for transporting data qubit leakage. In one aspect, an apparatus includes, for a data qubit that has been operated on by a quantum computing system to place the data qubit in a first state, wherein the first state encodes logical information: preparing, by the quantum computing system, an ancilla qubit in a known initial state; and performing, by the quantum computing system, a leakage transport operation using one or more two-qubit gates on the data qubit and the ancilla qubit to transfer leakage from the data qubit to the ancilla qubit.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2023Publication date: October 26, 2023Inventors: Kevin Chenghao Miao, Alexander Korotkov, Matthew James McEwen, Rami Barends, Juan Carlos Atalaya Chavez
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Patent number: 11763186Abstract: Methods and systems for performing a surface code error detection cycle. In one aspect, a method includes initializing and applying Hadamard gates to multiple measurement qubits; performing entangling operations on a first set of paired qubits, wherein each pair comprises a measurement qubit coupled to a neighboring data qubit in a first direction; performing entangling operations on a second set of paired qubits, wherein each pair comprises a measurement qubit coupled to a neighboring data qubit in a second or third direction, the second and third direction being perpendicular to the first direction, the second direction being opposite to the third direction; performing entangling operations on a third set of paired qubits, wherein each pair comprises a measurement qubit coupled to a neighboring data qubit in a fourth direction, the fourth direction being opposite to the first direction; applying Hadamard gates to the measurement qubits; and measuring the measurement qubits.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2023Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Google LLCInventors: John Martinis, Rami Barends, Austin Greig Fowler
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Publication number: 20230270021Abstract: A system that includes: an array of qubits, each qubit of the array of qubits comprising a first electrode corresponding to a first node and a second electrode corresponding to a second node, wherein, for a first qubit in the array of qubits, the first qubit is positioned relative to a second qubit in the array of qubits such that a charge present on the first qubit induces a same charge on each of the first node of the second qubit and the second node of the second qubit, such that coupling between the first qubit and the second qubit is reduced, and wherein none of the nodes share a common ground is disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2023Publication date: August 24, 2023Inventor: Rami Barends
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Patent number: 11694104Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus for performing an entangling operation on a system of qubits. In one aspect, a method includes operating the system of qubits, wherein the system of qubits comprises: a plurality of first qubits, a plurality of second qubits, a plurality of qubit couplers defining nearest neighbor interactions between the first qubits and second qubits, wherein the system of qubits is arranged as a two dimensional grid and each qubit of the multiple first qubits is coupled to multiple second qubits through respective qubit couplers, and wherein operating the system of qubits comprises: pairing multiple first qubits with respective neighboring second qubits; performing an entangling operation on each paired first and second qubit in parallel, comprising detuning each second qubit in the paired first and second qubits in parallel.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2017Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: Google LLCInventors: John Martinis, Rami Barends, Austin Greig Fowler
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Patent number: 11687820Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus for operating a system of qubits. In one aspect, a method includes operating a first qubit from a first plurality of qubits at a first qubit frequency from a first qubit frequency region, and operating a second qubit from the first plurality of qubits at a second qubit frequency from a second first qubit frequency region, the second qubit frequency and the second first qubit frequency region being different to the first qubit frequency and the first qubit frequency region, respectively, wherein the second qubit is diagonal to the first qubit in a two-dimensional grid of qubits.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2021Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: Google LLCInventors: John Martinis, Rami Barends, Austin Greig Fowler
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Patent number: 11672188Abstract: A system that includes: an array of qubits, each qubit of the array of qubits comprising a first electrode corresponding to a first node and a second electrode corresponding to a second node, wherein, for a first qubit in the array of qubits, the first qubit is positioned relative to a second qubit in the array of qubits such that a charge present on the first qubit induces a same charge on each of the first node of the second qubit and the second node of the second qubit, such that coupling between the first qubit and the second qubit is reduced, and wherein none of the nodes share a common ground is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2018Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: Google LLCInventor: Rami Barends
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Publication number: 20230169377Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus for individual qubit excitation control with a global excitation drive. In one aspect, a method includes accessing a quantum system that comprises a plurality of qubits; a plurality of qubit frequency control lines, each qubit frequency control line corresponding to an individual qubit and controlling the frequency of the qubit; a driveline; a plurality of couplers, each coupler coupling a corresponding qubit to the driveline so that a plurality of qubits are coupled to the driveline; determining one or more qubits that require a rotation operation; for each qubit requiring a rotation operation: tuning the qubit frequency to the corresponding driveline frequency of the rotation operation; performing the rotation operation using a microwave pulse on the excitation drive; and tuning the qubit away from the driveline frequency of the rotation operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2022Publication date: June 1, 2023Inventor: Rami Barends
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Publication number: 20230169380Abstract: Methods and systems for performing a surface code error detection cycle. In one aspect, a method includes initializing and applying Hadamard gates to multiple measurement qubits; performing entangling operations on a first set of paired qubits, wherein each pair comprises a measurement qubit coupled to a neighboring data qubit in a first direction; performing entangling operations on a second set of paired qubits, wherein each pair comprises a measurement qubit coupled to a neighboring data qubit in a second or third direction, the second and third direction being perpendicular to the first direction, the second direction being opposite to the third direction; performing entangling operations on a third set of paired qubits, wherein each pair comprises a measurement qubit coupled to a neighboring data qubit in a fourth direction, the fourth direction being opposite to the first direction; applying Hadamard gates to the measurement qubits; and measuring the measurement qubits.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2023Publication date: June 1, 2023Inventors: John Martinis, Rami Barends, Austin Greig Fowler
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Patent number: 11662664Abstract: A method of fabricating a circuit element, such as a quantum computing circuit element, including obtaining a lithography mask write file that includes mask information characterizing one or more mask features, obtaining a uniformity function that is configured to modify the mask information to compensate for a non-uniform deposition process, applying the uniformity function to the lithography mask write to obtain a modified lithography mask write file, and performing lithography as directed by the modified lithography mask write file.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2022Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Brian James Burkett, Rami Barends
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Publication number: 20230119165Abstract: A method of fabricating a circuit element, such as a quantum computing circuit element, including obtaining a lithography mask write file that includes mask information characterizing one or more mask features, obtaining a uniformity function that is configured to modify the mask information to compensate for a non-uniform deposition process, applying the uniformity function to the lithography mask write to obtain a modified lithography mask write file, and performing lithography as directed by the modified lithography mask write file.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2022Publication date: April 20, 2023Inventors: Brian James Burkett, Rami Barends
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Patent number: 11562280Abstract: Methods and systems for performing a surface code error detection cycle. In one aspect, a method includes initializing and applying Hadamard gates to multiple measurement qubits; performing entangling operations on a first set of paired qubits, wherein each pair comprises a measurement qubit coupled to a neighboring data qubit in a first direction; performing entangling operations on a second set of paired qubits, wherein each pair comprises a measurement qubit coupled to a neighboring data qubit in a second or third direction, the second and third direction being perpendicular to the first direction, the second direction being opposite to the third direction; performing entangling operations on a third set of paired qubits, wherein each pair comprises a measurement qubit coupled to a neighboring data qubit in a fourth direction, the fourth direction being opposite to the first direction; applying Hadamard gates to the measurement qubits; and measuring the measurement qubits.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2017Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: Google LLCInventors: John Martinis, Rami Barends, Austin Greig Fowler
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Publication number: 20220414514Abstract: A quantum computing system configured for removal of leakage states can include quantum hardware including a first qubit and a second qubit, wherein the first qubit is configured to have a first transition frequency and wherein the second qubit is configured to have a second transition frequency, the first transition frequency being greater than the second transition frequency. The quantum computing system can include one or more quantum control devices configured to control operation of at least the first qubit and the second qubit, wherein the one or more quantum control devices are configured to implement a quantum gate operation on the first qubit and the second qubit based at least in part on the first transition frequency and the second transition frequency, and wherein the one or more quantum control devices are configured to periodically reset a quantum state of the first qubit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2022Publication date: December 29, 2022Inventors: Alexander Nikolaevich Korotkov, Kevin Joseph Satzinger, Matthew James McEwen, Vadim Smelyanskiy, Paul Victor Klimov, Rami Barends, Julian Shaw Kelly, Juan Carlos Atalaya-Chavez, Zijun Chen
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Publication number: 20220300846Abstract: A device includes: a substrate; a superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) including a superconductor trace arranged on an upper surface of the substrate and having at least one Josephson junction interrupting a path of the superconductor trace, in which the superconductor trace includes a first superconductor material that exhibits superconducting properties at or below a corresponding superconducting critical temperature; and a dielectric capping layer on an upper surface of the SQUID, in which the dielectric capping layer covers a majority of the superconductor trace of the SQUID, and the capping layer includes an opening through which a first region of the SQUID is exposed, the first region of the SQUID including a first Josephson junction.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2022Publication date: September 22, 2022Inventor: Rami Barends
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Patent number: 11429888Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus for individual qubit excitation control with a global excitation drive. In one aspect, a method includes accessing a quantum system that comprises a plurality of qubits; a plurality of qubit frequency control lines, each qubit frequency control line corresponding to an individual qubit and controlling the frequency of the qubit; a driveline; a plurality of couplers, each coupler coupling a corresponding qubit to the driveline so that a plurality of qubits are coupled to the driveline; determining one or more qubits that require a rotation operation; for each qubit requiring a rotation operation: tuning the qubit frequency to the corresponding driveline frequency of the rotation operation; performing the rotation operation using a microwave pulse on the excitation drive; and tuning the qubit away from the driveline frequency of the rotation operation.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2020Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: Google LLCInventor: Rami Barends
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Publication number: 20220246677Abstract: A quantum computing device includes: a qubit; a single XYZ control line, in which the qubit and the single control line are configured and arranged such that, during operation of the quantum computing device, the single XYZ control line allows coupling of an XY qubit control flux bias, from the single XYZ control line to the qubit, over a first frequency range at a first predetermined effective coupling strength, and coupling of a Z qubit control flux bias, from the single XYZ control line to the qubit, over a second frequency range at a second predetermined effective coupling strength.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2019Publication date: August 4, 2022Inventors: Julian Shaw Kelly, Anthony Edward Megrant, Rami Barends, Charles Neill, Daniel Thomas Sank, Evan Jeffrey, Amit Vainsencher, Paul Klimov, Christopher Michael Quintana