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QubiC update 2025: expandability, versatility, modularity and usability

ORAL

Abstract

The QUantum BIt Control (QubiC) system is developed to control and readout superconducting qubits using FPGA technology from 2018. The latest version QubiC 2.0 is developed on Xilinx RFSoC evaluation board ZCU216 alongside a series of custom designed analog front end boards to meet the evolving requirement for different kinds of quantum processing units (QPUs). The hardware is packaged in standard 2U 19'' chassis and multiple chassis are synchronized to control larger QPUs. The FPGA gateware are refactored to streamline for a variety of configurations. The software APIs are updated together with more detailed documentation to improve the usability. Utilizing the QubiC system, research on the CPU-FPGA-QPU co-design has demonstrated significant reduced quantum circuits execution times.

Presenters

  • Gang Huang

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Authors

  • Gang Huang

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Yilun Xu

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Neelay Fruitwala

    Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Abhi D Rajagopala

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Akel Hashim

    University of California, Berkeley

  • Larry Chen

    University of California, Berkeley

  • Kasra Nowrouzi

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • David I Santiago

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Irfan Siddiqi

    University of California, Berkeley