Jan. 31, 2024 — On January 29, 2024, representatives of NIST and the Republic of Korea’s government metrology agency – the Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS)– signed an amendment to an existing memorandum of understanding to include cooperation on research and development (R&D) related to Precision Metrology for Quantum Computing.

The signing occurred at NIST’s Boulder, Colorado campus.

The non-binding project annex memorandum provides a mutual understanding of the proposed collaboration. Specifically, the memorandum says that the Communication Technology Laboratory at NIST and the Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science intend to participate in:

• Development of advanced precision RF measurement technologies for next-generation superconducting quantum computing.
• Qubit readout and control for scalable low-latency qubit feedback using superconducting circuits.
• Exchange and collaboration on research publications.
• Staff exchanges to conduct joint research at Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science and NIST facilities.

NIST’s and KRISS’s collaboration will contribute to the global international metrology community in quantum technologies, especially quantum computing and related topics.

About NIST

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) was founded in 1901 and is now part of the U.S. Department of Commerce. NIST is one of the nation’s oldest physical science laboratories. Congress established the agency to remove a major challenge to U.S. industrial competitiveness at the time — a second-rate measurement infrastructure that lagged behind the capabilities of the United Kingdom, Germany and other economic rivals. From the smart electric power grid and electronic health records to atomic clocks, advanced nanomaterials and computer chips, innumerable products and services rely in some way on technology, measurement and standards provided by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Today, NIST measurements support the smallest of technologies to the largest and most complex of human-made creations — from nanoscale devices so tiny that tens of thousands can fit on the end of a single human hair up to earthquake-resistant skyscrapers and global communication networks.

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Source: NIST