Overview

Trusted by builders of the world’s largest and most advanced quantum computers, OPX1000 is a best-in-class control platform for a wide span of qubit types. OPX1000 features unparalleled processing power and channel density and is easily expandable to cost-efficiently control even the largest quantum processors available.

  • Processor-based quantum controllerTM
  • Unrivaled scalability
  • Cutting-edge analog frontend
  • Easy-to-use – program like pseudo-coding
  • HPC and data-center ready

Scale up your quantum computer while enhancing flexibility and performance with OPX1000.

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Direct Digital Synthesis Microwave Module, up to 10.5 GHz

The MW-FEM microwave module is an industry-first combination of a processor-based controller with all-digital microwave signal generation. With its advanced direct digital synthesis (DDS) technology MW-FEM generates precise microwave signals up to 10.5 GHz, directly from digital waveforms, eliminating the need for complex calibration processes and offering unmatched flexibility. The exceptional analog frontend features ultra-low phase noise, and excellent spectral purity (SFDR). Its unique architecture allows scaling the number of channels while keeping exceptional phase synchronization between all channels. The onboard Pulse Processing Unit (PPU), implemented on a powerful UltraScale+ FPGA, provides classical processing with unmatched agility and flexibility to run advanced quantum algorithms, with the best efficiency.

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  • 50 MHz – 10.5 GHz, DDS technology, no mixers
  • 8 analog output channels
  • 2 analog input channels
  • 8 digital I/O channels
  • 2 GSa/s (1 GSa/s per I/Q)
  • 800 MHz bandwidth
  • Phase noise < -125 at 6 GHz with 10 kHz offset
  • SFDR > 60 dBc, over the complete spectrum
  • 16-core PPU classical processor
  • Up to 8 multiplexed tones, around 2 different carriers
  • Ultra-low latency: Active reset < 120 ns
  • Up to 8x MW-FEM per OPX1000 chassis

Low-Frequency Module

The LF-FEM  low-frequency module is a combination of a powerful processor-based controller with a high-performance low-frequency frontend. The processor, QM’s Pulse Processing Unit (PPU), is implemented on a powerful UltraScale+ FPGA. It is the most agile and flexible processor, developed especially for quantum control. PPU allows running complex quantum programs at any scale with the best results and fastest runtime. Extra effort was made to ensure LF-FEM has the lowest possible jitter and noise.

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  • DC – 750 MHz
  • 8 analog output channels
  • 2 analog input channels
  • 8 digital I/O channels
  • 2 GSa/s
  • Voltage range up to 5 Vpp
  • Low voltage noise < 10 nV/√Hz @ 100 kHz
  • 16-core PPU processor, up to 16 tones per channel
  • Ultra-low latency: Active reset < 200 ns
  • Up to 8x LF-FEM per OPX1000 chassis

Processor-Based
Quantum ControllerTM

With up to 10 high-end FPGAs and more than 100 classical cores – QM’s unique Pulse Processing Unit (PPU) technology, OPX1000 has the highest level of real-time classical processing resources available in any quantum controller. This enables robust computation during quantum sequences, which is critical for advanced algorithms such as VQAs, error mitigation and correction schemes, and other complex quantum protocols such as record-fast calibration, re-tuning, and more.

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Unrivaled Scalability

1,000 qubits and beyond! With its unique QSync synchronization technology and any-to-any data sharing (complete measurements and calculated results, much more than Boolean decisions), you can simply add OPX1000 units as your Quantum Processing Unit (QPU) grows. No manual channel synchronization is required; OPX1000 automatically handles synchronization without any software redesign.

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Easy-to-Use
Program Like Pseudo-Coding

OPX1000 is programmed using QM’s extraordinarily intuitive pulse-level language – QUA, empowering researchers and developers to effortlessly program complex quantum algorithms with ease. With QUA you can seamlessly code programs, just like writing pseudo-code. These can span from the most elementary Ramsey on a single qubit to intricately elaborate multi-qubit circuits entailing real-time Hamiltonian estimation, intricate feedback mechanisms, and the orchestration of multiple OPX1000 controllers. For instance, a 2-qubit randomized benchmarking with gate sequences dynamically selected while running and boasting a staggering gate depth of 10,000, is easily programmed in a few lines of code. QUA programs are executed by the OPX1000 powerful PPUs. With QUA and PPUs, OPX1000 delivers unmatched agility and flexibility, the swiftest runtimes, and the best results. 

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HPC and Data-Center Ready

OPX1000 is equipped with redundancy and hot-swappable critical components, including power supplies, fans, management ports, and clocks. This design ensures high availability, guaranteeing uninterrupted, long-term operation in demanding HPC and data-center environments for both cloud and on-premises services. Additionally, OPX1000 adheres to industry safety standards, including CE, FCC, and other local certifications.

Furthermore, OPX1000 seamlessly integrates with native GPUs through DGX Quantum – a co-developed solution by Quantum Machines and NVIDIA for hardware quantum acceleration.

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Benefits

Industry’s Highest Channel Density

80 analog channels (64 outputs and 16 inputs) in a compact 3 U chassis.

Easy-to-Scale

QSync synchronization, any-to-any data sharing (measurements and calculated results, much more than only Boolean), and no software redesign as the QPU scale.

Best Analog Spec

Exceptionally low jitter, noise and phase noise, DDS microwave signals generation, up to 10.5 GHz, 2 GSa/s, 16-bit output and 12-bit input samples, and much more.

Intuitive Programming

Benefit from hardware performance while saving months of tedious FPGA coding. Enjoy easy and powerful pulse-level QUA programming, and experience smooth integration with high-level programming environments.

Long-Term Operation

Redundancy and hot-swappable critical parts, FCC, CE, and additional local certifications

Future Proof

Unmatched processing power of up to 10 high-end FPGAs, continuous logic upgrades – essential for introducing new capabilities, saving on hardware costs and development time.

Your experiments reside in a phase space.
OPX1000: The only controller covering this space in real-time.

Fully Parametric Waveform Generation

  • Loop over parameters in real-time: durations, frequencies, phase, amplitude, bandwidth, real-time chirp, etc.
  • Built-in compensations for pulse 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 channels
2 GSa/s, 16 bits
DDS microwave signal generation

Analog Inputs

Up to 16 channels
2 GSa/s
12 bits samples

Pulse Processing Unit (PPU)

Processor-based quantum controller, ultra-fast feedback: Active reset ~ 100 ns

Additional Resources

Blog

Finally, a Practical Way to Benchmark Quantum Controllers

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Tutorials

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

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Blog

One Little Push at a Time:

Quantum Trajectories and Weak Measurements

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Blog

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

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Scientific Publications

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

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Blog

Finally, a Practical Way to Benchmark Quantum Controllers

Read More
Tutorials

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

Read More
Blog

One Little Push at a Time:

Quantum Trajectories and Weak Measurements

Read More
Blog

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

Read More
Scientific Publications

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

Read More
OPX1000

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We support any existing qubit processor and quantum device, from millikelvin to room temperature.

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