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OPX1000 is a state-of-the-art controller designed for large-scale quantum computers. This modular solution features an unmatched density of channels and is easily expandable to cost-efficiently control even the largest quantum processors available. Scale up your quantum computer while enhancing flexibility and performance with OPX1000.

Industry’s Highest Channel-Density and Seamless Scalability

With its modular design OPX1000 features up to 64 output and 16 input analog channels packed into a 3 rack units (U) chassis, the highest in-class density of control and readout channels. Moreover, multiple OPX1000 units can be connected to seamlessly support any QPU size. This exceptional channel density and scalability facilitate cost-effective control over today’s largest Quantum Processing Units (QPUs) as well as those planned for the future. 

Unmatched Processing Power

With up to 10 high-end FPGAs, OPX1000 offers the highest level of classical processing resources available in any dedicated quantum control solution. This enables robust computation during quantum sequences, which is critical for advanced quantum algorithms such as VQAs, error mitigation, error correction, and other complex decoding schemes. Additionally, the combination of this processing power with continuous firmware (logic) updates allows for limitless possibilities of future enhancements, including features and capabilities that operate within quantum coherence timescale – all without the need to modify or replace the hardware.

 

Easy to Use

OPX1000 is programmed using QM’s extremely intuitive pulse-level language,  QUA, allowing researchers and developers to program complex quantum algorithms with ease. QUA seamlessly code, just like writing pseudo-code, programs ranging from the simplest Ramsey on a single qubit to a complex multi-qubit circuit involving real-time Hamiltonian estimation, feedback and even multiple OPX1000 controllers. For example, 2-qubit randomized benchmarking with sequences selected while running and gate depth of 10,000 is easily programmed in a few lines of code. QUA programs are executed by OPX1000 PPUs in real time, delivering the industry’s best real-time capabilities and fastest runtimes.

State-of-the-Art Analog Frontend

 

Optimized for the needs of quantum computers at scale, OPX100 features a state-of-the-art analog frontend with jitter < 0.3 ps, up to 750 MHz bandwidth, 2 GSPS, amplified mode of 5 Vpp with a fast clean step response < 850 ps, low 1/f noise and more. 

Ready for HPC Environments

OPX1000 is fully compatible with DGX-Quantum – a co-developed solution by Quantum Machines and NVIDIA for hardware quantum acceleration, with amazingly fast GPU-OPX1000 interface of less than 20 microseconds delay. This enables using Grace Hopper GPU resources to execute quantum workflows at scale, such as mid-circuit calibration and QEC. It further facilitates the development of innovative hybrid classical-quantum applications using gate-level programming: OpenQASM3 and NVIDIA CUDA Quantum, while benefiting from deep access to quantum control pulse-level using QUA, allowing for software optimization.

Key Features

  • Modular chassis: 8 slots, 19″ width, 3 rack units (U) height
  • Frontend modules (FEMs):
    • 8 analog output channels @ 2 GSa/s, 16-bit
    • 2 analog input channels @ 2 GS/s, 12-bit
    • 8 digital output channels @1 GS/s, 3.3 V (hi-Z)
    • Up to 16 frequencies per analog output channel
  • All PPUs (single or multiple connected OPX units) are programmed together and operate as one
  • Output channels’ direct mode –
    • Voltage (50 Ω load): 1 Vpp
    • Bandwidth: 750 MHz
    • SFDR (FS 3 dB):
      • > 60dBc @ DC – 600 MHz
      • > 50dBc @ 600 – 750 MHz and out-of-band
  • Output channels’ amplified mode –
    • Voltage (50 Ω load): 5 Vpp
    • Bandwidth: 350 MHz
    • Rise/fall times (20% to/from 80%):
      • < 500 ps for 0.5 V step
      • < 850 ps for 5 V step
  • Built-in FIR/IIR distortion compensation filters
  • Built-in crosstalk compensation matrix

Benefits

Industry’s Highest Channel Density

64 outputs and 16 inputs channels in a single 3U chassis, significantly higher channel density than all other controllers.

Easy to Scale

Seamless multi-unit scalability – synchronization, complete data broadcasting (not just Boolean) and programming multi qubits as one

State-of-the-art Analog Frontend

2 GSa/s, 16 bit, bandwidth, 750MHz, jitter < 0.3 ps, skew < 100 ps when maintained between power cycles or skew < 1 ps with changes between power cycles, 5 VPP with a fast clean step response < 850 ps.

Intuitive Programming

Benefit from hardware performance while saving months of tedious FPGA coding. QUA (pulse-level language), allows easy coding of advanced quantum algorithms at any scale.

High Reliability

Redundancy and hot-swappable critical parts, automated deep health checks, FCC, CE and more local certifications

Future Proof

Unmatched processing power of up to 8x UltraScale+™ XCVU13P, continuous logic upgrades – essential for introducing new capabilities, saving on hardware costs and development time

Your Experiments Live
in This Phase Space

Fully Parametric Waveform Generation

  • Loop over parameters in real-time: durations, frequencies, phase, amplitude, bandwidth, real-time chirp, etc.
  • Built-in compensations for pulses imperfection and crosstalk
  • Manipulate waveforms without memory loading

Waveform Acquisition and Manipulation

  • High-resolution analog-to-digital conversion
  • User-defined flexible integration and demodulation (weighted, accumulated, sliced, etc.)
  • Time tagging and TTL counting (< 50 ps jitter)

Real-Time Processing
(Turing-Complete):

  • Arithmetic and trigonometric functions
  • Vector operations
  • Casting of variable types
  • Bayesian and error estimations
  • Syndrome tracking and more

Comprehensive
Control Flow

  • If/else
  • For loops
  • While loops
  • Switch case, pulse, sequence timing control

Analog Outputs

Up to 64 output channels @2 GSa/s, 16 bits Analog

Analog Inputs

Up to 16 input channels  @2 GSa/s, 12 bits

Pulse Processing Units (PPUs)

Designed for quantum control, includes quantum-classical integration and ultra-fast feedback

Additional Resources

Blog

Finally, a Practical Way to Benchmark Quantum Controllers

Tutorial

How to Dramatically Increase the Initialization Fidelity of Your Qubits with QUA

Blog

One Little Push at a Time:

Quantum Trajectories and Weak Measurements

Blog

Mid-Circuit Measurements Landed on Neutral Atoms Thanks to Advanced Quantum Control

Scientific Publication

Direct manipulation of a superconducting spin qubit strongly coupled to a transmon qubit

Blog

Finally, a Practical Way to Benchmark Quantum Controllers

Tutorial

How to Dramatically Increase the Initialization Fidelity of Your Qubits with QUA

Blog

One Little Push at a Time:

Quantum Trajectories and Weak Measurements

Blog

Mid-Circuit Measurements Landed on Neutral Atoms Thanks to Advanced Quantum Control

Scientific Publication

Direct manipulation of a superconducting spin qubit strongly coupled to a transmon qubit

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