FormFactor, Inc. announced an innovative new cryogenic test service business model designed to accelerate quantum computing IC development and characterization. Quantum developers can now leverage FormFactor's Advanced Cryogenic Lab located at Boulder, Colorado, to characterize qubits and resonators using cryostats with probe sockets to accelerate development cycles by more than 2X, with no up-front capital investment. The Advanced Cryogenic Lab features an integrated measurement solution developed by FormFactor and Keysight for pre-screening qubit devices at 50 millikelvin.

Quantum system engineers can now collect critical qubit performance data to quickly eliminate sub-optimal devices before integrating them into quantum computers, enabling more effective utilization of expensive dilution refrigerators. In addition, FormFactor's innovative cryogenic probe interface replaces the current process of wire bonding a chip to a test board, eliminating days of sample preparation time. The process is described in a recent case study with a leading superconducting qubit developer using FormFactor's Model 106 ADR (Adiabatic Demagnetization Refrigerator) Cryostat and PQ500 Probe Socket, as well as Keysight's PXI-based Quantum Control System with Labber control software.