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Samtec

Samtec builds interconnects used in quantum-control wiring as well as wider electronics markets. Its role is grounded here in an HRL silicon-QPU implementation, where specified products connect flexible cables and room-temperature instruments.

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United States · Research reviewed 11 Sept 2026

Initial record: initial assessment recorded.

Review history 1 record

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Identity & attribution
Organization record
Samtec (organization-samtec)
Recorded role
High-density electrical interconnects, RF cabling and cryogenic signal connections for quantum control systems
Recorded aliases
No aliases recorded in this assessment.
Name and period
No dated name or ownership transition is recorded here. An alias is a search aid, not evidence of a legal ownership relationship.
Product scope
Spring interposer arrays, microcoaxial cabling and RF connectors connecting classical control electronics to quantum experiments.

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TECHNOLOGY & ACCESS

What it does. Where it fits.

Spring interposer arrays, microcoaxial cabling and RF connectors connecting classical control electronics to quantum experiments.

Who should look closer

Hardware teams engineering high-density board, cable and instrument connections around quantum processors.

QubitWire’s editorial assessment of practical fit.

Catalog interconnects and design support

Product selection, development resources and application engineering are available through the quantum-computing product portal.

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DOCUMENTED EVIDENCE

What the sources establish

The HRL paper identifies ZRAY spring interposer arrays and HLCD microcoax, and describes continuity and isolation checks of the assembled cryogenic signal path.

samtec.com ↗suddendocs.samtec.com ↗arXiv paper · 2604.16216v1 ↗

What remains unresolved

The HRL system combines many suppliers and custom components. Its qubit results cannot be attributed to Samtec alone, and the paper does not qualify every Samtec product for cryogenic use.

The next question to watch

Extend public component-level thermal and signal-integrity measurements across repeated quantum-system configurations.

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QubitWire coverage

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Open research questions

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Open research question

Extend public component-level thermal and signal-integrity measurements across repeated quantum-system configurations.

What evidence would help

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Suggest evidence
Open research question

Which named system or service can I use under the documented access route?

What evidence would help

Check the current terms for catalog interconnects and design support. Identify the system version, eligibility, restrictions and whether the result used hardware or simulation.

What would resolve it?

Current primary documentation must identify the offering, eligible user and access conditions. An unspecified company-level access claim is insufficient.

No resolved, partial or disputed outcome is asserted without a reviewed transition and its evidence.

Suggest evidence
Open research question

Are the interfaces compatible with your existing hardware?

What evidence would help

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What would resolve it?

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Suggest evidence

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From claim to assessment

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Source references in method 1.0 · assessment reviewed 11 Sept 2026
Recorded claim & sourceAssessment linkageProvenance & limits
Source 1

Lists quantum-oriented RF products, custom options and design, simulation and measurement support.

Samtec quantum-computing interconnects ↗Published Not recorded
Exact source location

No page, figure or section locator is recorded. Open the source and check the claim in its original context.

Delivery

Commercial interconnect families, development kits and engineering resources establish an accessible supported supply route.

Published rating inputs remain unchanged.		Organization-originated source

Source type: Vendor technical documentation. Independent replication, experiment date and source-version fingerprint are not separately recorded.

Product and measurement scope: read the named system and conditions in this claim. No normalized product revision is assigned.

Review recorded 11 Sept 2026. Research brief reviewed 11 Sept 2026. These dates do not establish publication or experiment dates.

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Source 2

Documents RF product families, development kits, downloadable models and test reports, and application-engineering resources.

Samtec quantum-computing brochure ↗Published Not recorded
Exact source location

No page, figure or section locator is recorded. Open the source and check the claim in its original context.

Delivery

Commercial interconnect families, development kits and engineering resources establish an accessible supported supply route.

Published rating inputs remain unchanged.		Organization-originated source

Source type: Vendor technical documentation. Independent replication, experiment date and source-version fingerprint are not separately recorded.

Product and measurement scope: read the named system and conditions in this claim. No normalized product revision is assigned.

Review recorded 11 Sept 2026. Research brief reviewed 11 Sept 2026. These dates do not establish publication or experiment dates.

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Source 3

HRL researchers report Samtec ZRAY interposers inside their cryogenic wiring and HLCD microcoax outside, with warm/cold continuity and isolation verification.

A digitally controlled silicon quantum processing unit — supplementary section S3.3 ↗Published 17 Apr 2026
Exact source location

No page, figure or section locator is recorded. Open the source and check the claim in its original context.

Capability

Researchers describe working interconnects in a cryogenic silicon-QPU experiment and verify signal-chain continuity warm and cold.

Use in practice

HRL documents actual use of identified Samtec components in an operating quantum-processing experiment.

Integration

The paper explains ZRAY-to-flex/PCB connections, the external HLCD path and integration into the cryostat.

Published rating inputs remain unchanged.		External source; collaborators may be involved

Source type: External research paper. Independent replication, experiment date and source-version fingerprint are not separately recorded.

Product and measurement scope: read the named system and conditions in this claim. No normalized product revision is assigned.

Review recorded 11 Sept 2026. Research brief reviewed 11 Sept 2026. These dates do not establish publication or experiment dates.

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Revision and evidence-family boundaries

Record reference: c38ef47d8e4da5e6384dc4fdbab8861ec15bd1ae9467192e23200937759b6368. Read prior recorded revisions.

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Sources & evidence

  1. Samtec quantum-computing interconnects ↗Organization-originated source · Publication date not stated

    Lists quantum-oriented RF products, custom options and design, simulation and measurement support.

  2. Samtec quantum-computing brochure ↗Organization-originated source · Publication date not stated

    Documents RF product families, development kits, downloadable models and test reports, and application-engineering resources.

  3. A digitally controlled silicon quantum processing unit — supplementary section S3.3 ↗External source (may be a collaborator) · 17 Apr 2026

    HRL researchers report Samtec ZRAY interposers inside their cryogenic wiring and HLCD microcoax outside, with warm/cold continuity and isolation verification.

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