The Hardening Decisions an Operator Has to Make
Eight hardening decisions that constrain a quantum computer's floor plan, network diagram, and hiring plan. All of them are cheaper to make before the…
How to Choose a Quantum Control System
Control electronics decide whether a qubit chip ever computes. A selection sequence for engineers: latency budget, channel count, modality shortlist, and the supply constraint…
The Quantum OS and Orchestration Layer
Two of the five software layers in a quantum system come free with your hardware choices. Three do not, and two of those three…
Trust Now, Forge Later: The Signature Half of the Migration
Harvest Now, Decrypt Later sets its clock by data retention. The signature side of the quantum problem sets its clock by deployment lifetime, and…
The Three Budgets Behind Every Quantum Control System
Quantum control systems are usually described by their parts. Engineers get further by describing them by their budgets: timing, noise, and wiring.