A new Quantum Processor Architecture
Michael Joseph, Khaled M. Elleithy, Mohamed Mohamed · 2019
This paper analyzes the current state of the two leading Quantum Computing architectures, namely Ion Trap and Super Conducting, outlines the challenges facing both methods and proposes a new architecture that incorporates the best aspect of both techniques along with a novel method to isolate the Qubits. This new architecture retains the Ion Trapped architecture ability to operate its Qubits at near room temperature while eliminating its scalability issue by utilizing a novel shielding technique and by adopting the surface code layout of the superconducting architecture. By eliminating the extremely low-temperature requirement of the superconducting architecture, this new architecture is poised to be cost-effective, scalable, and practical for mass production.