Research Talks
Overview of Quantum Hardware Design: Energy, Circuits, and Metal (Qiskit Metal)
Asks how to design a quantum processor by analogy with classical abstraction layers, then shows how Qiskit Metal handles each layer: a component library with parametrized layout, GDS export, rendering to EM solvers such as Ansys HFSS, and a library of quantization methods (impedance, eigenmode/EPR, capacitive/LOM). It closes with measured vs. predicted cross-Kerr comparisons and examples of research groups using the tool.
- Layers of quantum device design from layout to gate analysis
- Qiskit Metal components, parametric tuning, GDS export, and HFSS rendering
- Quantization methods library: impedance, eigenmode/EPR, capacitive LOM
- EPR Hamiltonian parameters and LOM/EPR predictions compared with measurement
Summary and key points drafted by a language model from the slides, not yet reviewed by me. The slides are the source.
Cite
@misc{minev2022overviewquantum,
author = {Zlatko K. Minev},
title = {{Overview of Quantum Hardware Design: Energy, Circuits, and Metal (Qiskit Metal)}},
howpublished = {Talk, Chicago Quantum Exchange, NanoKorea},
year = {2022},
url = {https://zlatko-minev.github.io/zlatko-minev-quantum-repository/items/2022-overview-of-quantum-hardware-design-energy-circuits/},
note = {Slides}
}Reuse
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