Systems and methods for fabrication of superconducting integrated circuits

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PATENT NO 9768371
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14383837

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Various techniques and apparatus permit fabrication of superconductive circuits. A niobium/aluminum oxide/niobium trilayer may be formed and individual Josephson Junctions (JJs) formed. A protective cap may protect a JJ during fabrication. A hybrid dielectric may be formed. A superconductive integrated circuit may be formed using a subtractive patterning and/or additive patterning. A superconducting metal layer may be deposited by electroplating and/or polished by chemical-mechanical planarization. The thickness of an inner layer dielectric may be controlled by a deposition process. A substrate may include a base of silicon and top layer including aluminum oxide. Depositing of superconducting metal layer may be stopped or paused to allow cooling before completion. Multiple layers may be aligned by patterning an alignment marker in a superconducting metal layer.

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  • D-WAVE SYSTEMS INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bunyk, Paul I Vancouver, CA 61 2310
Hilton, Jeremy P Burnaby, CA 58 2765
Ladizinsky, Eric Manhattan Beach, US 10 306
Oh, Byong Hyop San Jose, US 14 340

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