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A new architecture for connecting components in superconducting circuits simplifies manufacturing and reduces unwanted material interfaces by replacing traditional ‘bandages’ with solely airbridges for all electrical interconnects.

Germany

Who
Prakiran Baidya and colleagues at Quint Computing GmbH and Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg
What
A new architecture for connecting components in superconducting circuits simplifies manufacturing and reduces unwanted material interfaces by replacing traditional ‘bandages’ with solely airbridges for all electrical interconnects.
When
Wed, 17 Jun 2026 01:11:01 GMT · 1h 56m ago
Where
Germany ·
Why
This simplifies manufacturing and avoids material interfaces that previously limited device quality and increased manufacturing complexity, leading to improved qubit coherence.
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This advancement in superconducting circuit fabrication significantly extends qubit coherence times beyond previous limitations, which is crucial for performing complex quantum computations and represents a key step towards building more powerful quantum computers, though scalability remains a challenge.

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