1000-qubit quantum processors will be mass-produced in Russia.

Researchers from the "Shukhov.Nano (the nanotechnology center of the Quantum Park cluster of the Bauman Moscow State Technical University, organized jointly with the Federal State Unitary Enterprise VNIIA named after N.L. Dukhov) has developed a technology for creating a new generation of processors. It is based on an innovative method of forming logical elements with an accuracy of 0.2 angstroms (0.02 nm).

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"The technology makes it possible to control the effective thickness of the dielectric layer in a controlled manner and with an accuracy of "fractions of an atom" (± 0.2 angstroms). During processing, ions of inert gases jewelry modify the crystal lattice of the material, bringing the thickness of the dielectric to the design. Layer transformation is controlled using external electronics. The process is fully automated and takes a second per logical element," said one of the creators of the technology, head of the Quantum Park cluster at Bauman Moscow State Technical University.

As the scientists explained, the technology opens up opportunities for creating new-generation supercomputers and electronic devices. In particular, thanks to the technology developed by iDEA, Russia will be able to mass-produce quantum processors with thousands of qubits (superconducting artificial atoms) with precisely set parameters, which will accelerate the transition to practically useful hybrid supercomputers.

The technique is called iDEA technology (from Ion beam-induced DEfects Activation - "activation of defects by focused ions"). This technology was proposed for the first time in the world.

Competing developments (laser annealing, electron irradiation, and electrical processing) differ by orders of magnitude in their exposure area, require more time, and do not make it possible to process similar structures of nanometer size.

The results of the scientific work have been published in the journal Science Advances, one of the world's most reputable journals devoted to scientific achievements. The technology is protected by a patent of the Russian Federation. Patenting is also underway in other countries of the world.

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The processor has gone: 1000-qubit quantum computers will be mass-produced in Russia