| Abstract: | A quantum computing device that includes a plurality of semiconductor
adiabatic qubits is described herein. The qubits are programmed with
local biases and coupling terms between qubits that represent a problem
of interest. The qubits are initialized by way of a tuneable parameter, a
local tunnel coupling within each qubit, such that the qubits remain in a
ground energy state, and that initial state is represented by the qubits
being in a superposition of |0> and |1> states. The parameter is
altered over time adiabatically or such that relaxation mechanisms
maintain a large fraction of ground state occupation through decreasing
the tunnel coupling barrier within each qubit with the appropriate
schedule. The final state when tunnel coupling is effectively zero
represents the solution state to the problem represented in the |0>
and |1> basis, which can be accurately read at each qubit location. |