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Qudits as Quantum Memory

Matthew Otten, Keshav Kapoor, A. Barış Özgüler, Eric Holland, Jim Kowalkowski, Yuri Alexeev, A. L. Lyon

Published Jan 1, 2021• 0 citations
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recognition for a track trigger, requiring about three orders of magnitude more associative memory patterns than what was used in the original CDF SVT. Scaling of current technologies is unlikely to satisfy the scientific needs of the future, and investments in transformational new technologies need to be made. In this paper, we will discuss a new concept of using the emerging 3D vertical integration technology to significantly advance the state-of-the-art for fast pattern recognition within and outside HEP. A generic R and D proposal based on this new concept, with a few institutions involved, has recently been submitted to DOE with the goal to design and perform the ASIC engineering necessary to realize a prototype device. The progress of this R and D project will be reported in the future. Here we will only focus on the concept of this new approach.

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10.2172/1835870

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