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A silicon qubit tester recently acquired by CEA-Leti will substantially speed up quantum computer research. The tester can measure the electrical performance of several hundred qubits processed on a 300 mm wafer at 1.7 K (-271.3 °C). The qubits that make it through these tests will then be tested individually on a cryostat at Institut Néel at temperatures below 100 mK, a requirement for integration into quantum processors. It takes several months to fabricate a wafer of qubits at CEA-Leti,… More information

A new shape-recognition sensor developed by CEA-Leti and STMicroelectronics is making headlines for its extremely-low power consumption, which, at 10 microwatts, is 1,000 times lower than commercially-available solutions. Five years in the making, the innovation is protected by a handful of patents on its pixel reading mode, data formatting, machine learning algorithms, optimized architecture, and other distinguishing features. The active standby system allows the sensor to wake up when it detects movement and recognize a class of previously-learned shapes, such… More information

An 18 µm conical gallium arsenide microwire with a quantum dot at its base could one day help connect the traditinal and quantum worlds. This novel device was developed by a research consortium* that included scientists from Irig. The advance could pave the way toward the development of ultra-sensitive sensors and quantum information technologies one day. When the quantum dot is excited by a laser pulse, its volume expands slightly, causing the wire to bend. When the optically-induced excitation is… More information

Grenoble INP – Phelma has been working hard to ensure that all students and, especially the most vulnerable, have been getting the help they need since September. Financially-needy students benefited from fifteen laptop computers on loan from the school so that they could keep up with their online classes. And, to keep people connected, the school did everything it could to get students and faculty back on campus as soon as possible. Very strict safety measures were implemented to bring… More information