// TECHNOLOGY

Scale your
quantum system. Not your cabling challenges.​

Cri/oFlex® superconducting cables replace conventional wiring inside cryostats, delivering higher channel density, lower thermal load, and proven reliability at scale. Built for quantum and cryogenic systems that demand more.

// PLATFORM PILLARS

Three reasons to
rethink your cabling​

Row of gold-plated microwave components mounted on an aluminium rail.

Density without compromise

Eight channels per flex, 0.3 mm thin.
Up to 256 channels per loader.
Cri/oFlex flex cables branded Delft Circuits with an integrated 8 GHz low-pass filter.

Integrated filtering components

Attenuators, low-pass and IR filters built in. 10× fewer points of failure.
Cri/oFlex twin-probe assembly with gold connectors and flex ribbon cables.

Superconducting
NbTi flex 

10× lower thermal load, 50% lower microwave losses.

// GENERAL PROPERTIES

What makes Cri/oFlex® work

Specification table

Channels

8

Thickness

0.3 mm

Materials

Polyimide + Ag/NbTi

Line type

Stripline

Impendance

50 Ω

Frequency range

DC – 18 GHz

Bend radius

5 mm

Cri/oFlex cryogenic I/O cable assembly with a flange, multi-channel loader and HD SMP connectors.

// FILTERING COMPONENTS

What makes Cri/oFlex® work

Flex materials — Polyimide + Ag / NbTi

Best signal and thermal properties due to clever material choices

Our products consist of polyimide in combination with Silver (Ag) or Niobium Titanium (NbTi), creating a robust, low-loss flexible stripline for cryogenic environments. Microwave losses are 1.5 dB/m @6GHz for NbTi platform, while maintaining a contact resistance of less than 10 mOhm.

Cri/oFlex flex cable routed through a KF40 vacuum flange.

Improved signal-to-noise ratio through attenuation

The attenuator uses modeled attenuation profile distribution and a modular design based on –5 dB unit cells to achieve predictable performance. Its planar structure enables fast, localized heat extraction through clamping, ensuring effective thermal management and stable operation.

Gold Cri/oFlex flex cables linking high-density connector blocks on a cryogenic probe.

Filtering out of band frequencies to shield qubits from noise

The low-pass filters suppress unwanted high-frequency signals at the quantum device, helping to maintain a clean electromagnetic environment for sensitive measurements. Each filter is engineered with a defined cut-off frequency—commonly 1, 8, or 12 GHz—to match the requirements of different quantum systems.

Cri/oFlex flex cable with an integrated 8 GHz low-pass filter and -20 dB attenuator.

Absorbing high frequency radiation to shield qubits from noise

IR filters block high-frequency radiation with a slope of -1 or -1.5 dB/ GHz to decrease quasi particle poisoning. The metal powder in side the dielectric, available for both the Ag and NbTi platforms, dissipates the signals.

Gold Cri/oFlex flexible cryogenic ribbon cables routed through a vacuum flange connector.

// Lines

Engineered for every
function in your I/O chain​

Signal graph showing a shaped flux-drive control pulse waveform over time.

Flux Bias lines are essential for controlling superconducting qubits and tuneable couplers, where they are used to precisely tune the qubit’s frequency or manage coupling between qubits. These lines are engineered for bias signals up to 1 GHz, with a focus on minimizing both active and passive heating across all cryogenic stages.

Signal graph showing a microwave pulse wave packet used for qubit control.

Microwave Drive lines are used for exciting transitions between qubit states and for performing qubit-state-dependent measurements. They are engineered for high signal fidelity in the 6-8 GHz operating range, where qubits control and readout protocols demand precise amplitude, phase stability, and low noise.

Sinusoidal drive-line signal waveform graph.

Signal lines serve as a versatile building block for cryogenic, high-frequency I/O and are used across a wide range of applications where many channels must be routed into cold and space-constrained environments. Designed for simplicity, these lines do not include integrated components, making them easy to deploy and compatible with a broad variety of setups.

Graph of a microwave qubit control pulse, an oscillating signal growing in amplitude over time.

Read-out systems transfer signals from the quantum device back to the control electronics, placing stringent demands on signal integrity, noise performance, and often requires low-temperature amplification. We offer a fully integrated solution by combining our in-house produced return and Pump lines with carefully selected third-party active and isolating components.

// APPLICATIONS

Built for advanced
technologies

Super conducting
qubits

High-density, validated standard configurations.

Semiconductor
spin qubits

Scalable bus-like I/O, picosecond phase matching.

Photonics / SNSPDs


Small form factor, sub-nanosecond pulse accuracy.

Astrophysics

(MKIDs, TES) 

Small form factor, sub-nanosecond pulse accuracy.

Go deeper

Full specs, transmission data and crosstalk in our brochure.