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Qubit mapping and routing skill for hardware topology optimization

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Qubit Mapper

Purpose

Provides expert guidance on mapping logical qubits to physical hardware while respecting connectivity constraints and minimizing SWAP overhead.

Capabilities

  • Initial qubit placement
  • SWAP gate insertion
  • Routing optimization algorithms
  • Topology-aware compilation
  • Noise-aware placement
  • Heavy-hex and grid topology support
  • Dynamic circuit routing
  • Parallel SWAP optimization

Usage Guidelines

  1. Topology Analysis: Understand target hardware connectivity graph
  2. Initial Placement: Use heuristics for initial logical-physical mapping
  3. Routing: Insert SWAPs to enable non-native interactions
  4. Optimization: Minimize SWAP count and circuit depth
  5. Noise Consideration: Prefer high-fidelity qubits and links

Tools/Libraries

  • Qiskit
  • pytket (t|ket>)
  • Cirq
  • BQSKit
  • NetworkX