The Quantum Interface Controller: A Full-Stack, Modular, and Scalable System for Qubit Readout and Manipulation
Luis Eduardo Ardila-Perez, Marvin Fuchs, R. Gartmann, Lukas Scheller, Mario T. Schlosser, Roger Heil, Christian Roth, Ilja Bekman, Markus Jerger, R. Barends, Stefan van Waasen, Oliver Sander · 2024
Quantum computing has the potential to revolutionize computation by solving complex problems in a way that classical computers cannot. However, robust and scalable qubit manipulation and control electronics are needed to exploit this potential. Academic efforts in this area are sparse, especially in terms of scalability to hundreds or thousands of qubits. The mod-ular and scalable Quantum Interface Controller (QiController), a room-temperature qubit control architecture, addresses this gap. It is implemented using the Advanced Telecommunications Computing Architecture (ATCA) and its dual-dual star topology. The system has two boards: a “Hub” with an AMD Xilinx RFSoC and a “Node” with peripheral FPGAs and DACs for low-latency flux control. This paper describes the system architecture and firmware developments for multi-board synchronization.