New Quantum Computing Design Based on “Flip-Flop” Qubits

Engineers have invented a new architecture for quantum computing based on novel “flip-flop” qubits. The new chip design allows for a silicon quantum processor that can be scaled up without the precise placement of atoms required in other approaches. It allows quantum bits (qubits) — the basic unit of information in a quantum computer — to be placed hundreds of nanometers apart and still remain coupled.