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Cryogenic CMOS Circuits for Quantum Computer Control Electronics

Quick fact

Cryogenic CMOS circuits must operate in an environment just a fraction of a degree above absolute zero, where electrical noise is dramatically reduced but silicon's behavior changes in unexpected ways.

Why this is interesting

Your smartphone’s processor operates at room temperature, but the chips that control a quantum computer might need to work at -273°C. How can silicon—the material inside your phone—function at such frigid extremes?