{
  "patent_number": "US 20230229951",
  "country": "US",
  "title": "How to Build a Room-Temperature Quantum-Like Computer with Regular Electronics",
  "original_title": "Quantum analog computing at room temperature using conventional electronic circuitry",
  "summary": "This patent describes an integrated circuit and method for performing 'quantum analog computing' at room temperature using conventional electronic components like resistors, inductors, capacitors, and switches, arranged in a specific network.",
  "what_it_does": "This integrated circuit performs 'quantum analog computing' by using a network of interconnected 'qubits' (Claim 1). Each qubit is built from standard electronic parts: resistors, inductors, capacitors, and a switch (Claim 1). These qubits are connected in a specific pattern, like a Hopfield network, where each qubit can connect to all others (Claim 2, 3). The circuit is designed to operate at normal room temperatures, between 0 and 30 degrees Celsius (Claim 6, 7). To compute, an initial voltage is set for each qubit (Claim 9), and the system then settles into a stable state. The final voltages on the qubits are measured to determine the solution to a problem (Claim 10). For example, this could be used to find the best solution in a complex optimization problem.",
  "what_it_does_not_cover": [
    "Does not cover 'true' quantum computers that rely on quantum mechanical phenomena like superposition and entanglement for computation.",
    "Does not cover quantum computing systems that require extremely cold (cryogenic) temperatures to operate.",
    "Does not cover qubits that are specifically designed for error correction, as the claims state no qubit is used for this purpose (Claim 18).",
    "Does not cover integrated circuits where individual qubits are not composed of resistors, inductors, capacitors, and a switch.",
    "Does not cover connectivity topologies that are not 'all-to-all' or a Hopfield network, as these are specified in the claims (Claim 3, 11, 13)."
  ],
  "filed": "2021-05-28",
  "granted": null,
  "expires": "2041-05-28",
  "status": "active",
  "holder": "Technologies Infinityq",
  "holder_url": "https://patentbrief.org/company/technologies-infinityq",
  "inventors": [
    {
      "name": "Kristina KAPANOVA",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/inventor/kristina-kapanova"
    },
    {
      "name": "Jean-Michel SELLIER",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/inventor/jean-michel-sellier"
    }
  ],
  "times_cited": 1,
  "tags": [
    "semiconductors",
    "consumer_electronics",
    "software",
    "ai_ml"
  ],
  "abstract": "An integrated circuit and a method for operating the integrated circuit to perform quantum analog computing. The integrated circuit comprises a plurality of qubits connected to each other, each qubit of the plurality of qubits comprising resistors, inductors, capacitors and a switch, which can be implemented using CMOS elements, wherein the qubits are connected to each other according to a connectivity topology, such as a Hopfield network, that provides an analog of quantum behavior at room temperature.",
  "url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/20230229951/quantum-analog-computing-at-room-temperature-using-conventional-electronic-circu",
  "markdown_url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/20230229951/quantum-analog-computing-at-room-temperature-using-conventional-electronic-circu/md",
  "google_patents_url": "https://patents.google.com/patent/US20230229951",
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