A Framework for Embedding, Simulation, and Design of Computational nanotechnology using a Quantum Annealing Processor

这项提议直接回应了加拿大的几个关键战略领域，因为它的目标是发展 用于下一代计算机的完全不同的设备和技术，并以指数级解决 通过提供用于探索的技术和工具，增加对信息存储和处理的需求 基于硅量子点元胞自动机(QCA)的原子级电路技术 纳米技术目前正在由我们的第一个加拿大合作伙伴Quantum开发和商业化 硅业公司(Silicon Inc.)我们的研究将受益于量子计算和 通过使用我们的第二个合作伙伴D-Wave开发的处理器技术进行量子退火(QA) 我们的开发将使D-Wave处理器作为模拟的强大应用成为可能 并为下一代计算技术设计平台。QCA电路非常适合于 当计算模型为有限状态耦合网络时，在D-Wave处理器上进行模拟 节点，使我们能够为此目的最大限度地发挥这台新型计算机的容量。 我们建议对QCA嵌入、模拟和设计技术进行研究 由D-Wave开发的QA处理器，旨在生成一个新的计算机辅助设计平台 QCA，并使QSI能够更好地了解他们打算开发的复杂和大型电路。这个 提出的项目不可能使用传统的计算，因为问题的复杂程度 与大小呈指数关系。使用这个平台，我们将进行实验，这将导致前所未有的 可能评估QCA绩效和绩效调整以及设计规则的制定 对于这项技术的未来设计者来说，所有这些都具有重大突破的潜力。通过将这些连接起来 这两家独一无二的公司也处于独特的地位，可以加速潜在的重大经济 这些合作伙伴可以产生影响，并加强加拿大作为这些潜在革命性 技术。

This proposal responds directly to several of the key strategic areas for Canada as it targets the development of radically different devices and technology for next generation computers and addresses the exponentially increasing requirements for information storage and processing by providing techniques and tools for exploring atomic scale circuit technology based on silicon quantum-dot cellular automata (QCA), a computational nanotechnology that is presently being developed and commercialized by our first Canadian partner, Quantum Silicon Inc. (QSi). Our research will benefit from the truly unique developments in quantum computing and quantum annealing (QA) through the use of processor technology developed by our second partner, D-Wave Systems Inc. Our developments will enable a powerful application of the D-Wave's processor as a simulation and design platform for future generations of computing technology. QCA circuits are ideally matched for simulations on D-Wave's processor, as the computational model is that of a coupled network of finite state nodes, enabling us to maximize the capacity of this novel computer for this purpose. We are proposing to conduct research on techniques for embedding, simulation, and design of QCA using the QA processor developed by D-Wave in order to generate a novel platform for computer-aided design with QCA and enabling QSi to better understand the complex and large circuits they intend to develop. The proposed project is not possible using conventional computing as the complexity of the problem scales exponentially with size. Using this platform we will conduct experiments that will result in a never before possible assessment of QCA performance and performance scaling as well as the development of design rules for future designers of this technology, all of which hold potential for major breakthroughs. By bridging these two unique companies we are also uniquely positioned to accelerate the potentially significant economic impact these partners can make and strengthen Canada's position as a leader in these potentially revolutionary technologies.