sureCore, the low power memory specialist, has announced that is licensing its CryoMem suite of Memory IP that is designed for use at the extremely low temperatures required for Quantum Computing (QC) applications.
This is as a result of an Innovate UK-funded consortium to develop cryo-tolerant semiconductor IP. The aim of the project was to develop and prove a range of foundation IP that can be licensed to designers allowing them to create their own custom Cryo-CMOS SoC solutions.
This will help accelerate QC scaling by enabling the migration of the control electronics into the cryostat to be close to the qubits.
Paul Wells, sureCore’s CEO, says, “We have successfully tested 180nm sample chips at 77K so we can now start licencing this IP and excitingly, we are also in the middle of evaluating 22FDX demonstrator IP and the plan is to make these available for licensing shortly. Every potential customer who is interested in licensing IP always wants to know if it is silicon proven and can they have an evaluation report. It’s great to be able to say yes, and, not only that, but we can also provide you with a full evaluation board.”
“We have just closed a funding round, part of which will enable us to develop this rapidly growing sector of our business,” adds Wells, “our success with proven Cryo-CMOS is really going to help accelerate the growth of the QC community by unleashing the power of the fabless business model. The availability of this key enabling Cryo IP which, to date, has been the preserve of the Tier-1 players, will help level the playing field for start-ups struggling to commercialise their novel qubit technologies.”
