BeSnake: A Routing Algorithm for Scalable Spin-Qubit Architectures

As quantum computing devices increase in size with respect to the number of qubits, two-qubit interactions become more challenging, necessitating innovative and scalable qubit routing solutions. In this work, we introduce beSnake, a novel algorithm specifically designed to address the intricate qubi...

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Main Authors: Nikiforos Paraskevopoulos, Carmen G. Almudever, Sebastian Feld
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2024-01-01
Series:IEEE Transactions on Quantum Engineering
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10601342/
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Summary:As quantum computing devices increase in size with respect to the number of qubits, two-qubit interactions become more challenging, necessitating innovative and scalable qubit routing solutions. In this work, we introduce beSnake, a novel algorithm specifically designed to address the intricate qubit routing challenges in scalable spin-qubit architectures. Unlike traditional methods in superconducting architectures that solely rely on <sc>swap</sc> operations, beSnake also incorporates the shuttle operation to optimize the execution time and fidelity of quantum circuits and achieves fast computation times of the routing task itself. Employing a simple breadth-first search approach, beSnake effectively manages the restrictions created by diverse topologies and qubit positions acting as obstacles for up to 72&#x0025; qubit density. It also has the option to adjust the level of optimization and to dynamically tackle parallelized routing tasks, all the while maintaining noise awareness. Our simulations demonstrate beSnake&#x0027;s advantage over an existing routing solution on random circuits and real quantum algorithms with up to 1000 qubits, showing an average improvement of up to 80&#x0025; in gate overhead, 54&#x0025; in depth overhead, and up to 8.33 times faster routing times.
ISSN:2689-1808