Scanning SQUID Microscopy – Eliminate the guesswork in the design of resilient superconducting circuits

FormFactor invites you to learn more about scanning SQUID microscopes – their history, applications, and the latest advances for superconducting quantum computing applications. Join IBM Research Division and Stanford University emeritus Dr. John Kirtley, a world-renowned expert who helped develop the technique of scanning SQUID microscopy, and FormFactor’s Dr. Ryan Murdick, Cryogenic Product Development Scientist, who collaborated on developing the industry’s first fully automated, cryogen-free Scanning SQUID Microscope, the IQ1000. By employing SQUIDs capable of magnetometry and susceptometry, the system allows measurements of local magnetization, magnetic response (susceptometry), and the ability to spatially map electrical currents from the magnetic response. Researchers can now rapidly locate and capture detrimental magnetic vortices in superconducting circuits to enable operationally robust IC design and help accelerate the growth of the superconducting quantum computing market.