US Patent Issued to The Government of the United States as represented by the Director, National Security Agency on June 9 for "Quantum device including 3D superconducting-semiconducting voltage-tunable qubits" (Maryland, Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,651,186, issued on June 9, was assigned to The Government of the United States as represented by the Director, National Security Agency (Ft. George G. Meade, Md.).

"Quantum device including 3D superconducting-semiconducting voltage-tunable qubits" was invented by Charles G. Tahan (Kensington, Md.), Thomas M. Hazard (Arlington, Mass.), Andrew J. Kerman (Arlington, Mass.) and Kyle A. Serniak (Somerville, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A quantum device including superconducting-semiconducting qubits and coupler designs based on high-quality, compact through-silicon vias (TSVs). An interposer probe wafer containing TSVs is used to conta...