Neowin News Feed for: Qubit

Microsoft and Quantinuum announce a new milestone in making a reliable quantum computer

John Callaham — Wed, 03 Apr 2024 14:12:01 +0000

Microsoft and its partner Quantinuum have announced they have used a qubit-virtualization system combined with advanced hardware to achieve a new record for error-free quantum computing. Read more...

Microsoft reveals its roadmap towards creating a true quantum supercomputer

John Callaham — Wed, 21 Jun 2023 16:24:01 +0000

Microsoft has outlined its current roadmap towards the building and running a real quantum supercompter, stating that it has already achieved the first milestone on that new roadmap. Read more...

Intel unveils Tunnel Falls 12-qubit quantum chip

Paul Hill — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 14:42:01 +0000

Intel has released its 12-qubit Tunnel Falls quantum computing chip to some research partners that don't have the capability to manufacture their own. It hopes this will speed up research. Read more...

Google says it has made a breakthrough in reducing quantum computing errors

John Callaham — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 15:16:01 +0000

Google says that it has cut down on the number of errors that can be made by a quantum computer by combining many physical qubits into one logical qubit in a big breakthrough in this technology Read more...

Scientists have achieved a breakthrough in data teleportation using "quantum internet"

Karthik Mudaliar — Wed, 25 May 2022 18:02:01 +0000

Physicists at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands have successfully teleported data with the help of something called "quantum entanglement" between three nodes set at a distance. Read more...

IBM's new roadmap for quantum computing promises 100x speedups and then some

Ather Fawaz — Thu, 04 Feb 2021 08:06:01 +0000

IBM detailed its plans for realizing full-scale quantum computers by 2030. Latest updates promise 100x faster circuit execution, greater algorithmic complexities, and a tamed barrier to entry for QC. Read more...

Gooseberry: A dive into Microsoft's new quantum control chip to handle thousands of qubits

Ather Fawaz — Thu, 28 Jan 2021 06:30:01 +0000

An in-depth look at Microsoft's quantum control chip - Gooseberry - and cryo-compute core that can be used to control thousands of qubits, paving way for practical large-scale quantum computers. Read more...

Intel debuts Horse Ridge II, a cryogenic quantum control chip with two key features

Ather Fawaz — Thu, 03 Dec 2020 20:00:03 +0000

Tested on temperatures as low as 4K, Intel's new 22nm Horse Ridge II SoC not only allows the manipulation of qubit states but also the control of gate potentials to entangle qubits. Read more...

Intel and QuTech demonstrate the control of 'hot' qubits in quantum computers

Ather Fawaz — Thu, 16 Apr 2020 06:54:01 +0000

Researchers have shown off a two-qubit quantum circuit whose qubits operate at temperatures close to 1 K. Subsequent measurements and control of these qubits were demonstrated as well. Read more...

Honeywell claims to have created the most powerful quantum computer to date

Ather Fawaz — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 04:42:01 +0000

Boasting a quantum volume of 64 — twice more than leading alternatives like IBM Q's System One — Honeywell claims that it has created the world's most powerful quantum computer by leveraging QCCD. Read more...

Quantum supremacy has reportedly been achieved by Google [Update]

Ather Fawaz — Sat, 21 Sep 2019 06:50:01 +0000

With a 72-qubit quantum computer, researchers at Google have claimed that they have solved a problem that can only be solved by quantum computers in only three minutes and 20 seconds. Read more...

IBM prepares to launch a 53-qubit quantum computer and opens a new data center in New York

Ather Fawaz — Wed, 18 Sep 2019 18:34:01 +0000

The new 53-qubit system will boast a larger lattice allowing more complex entanglement and connectivity experiments to run. The NYC data center will have 14 quantum computers by the end of next month. Read more...

IBM Q announces a host of new tools geared towards making quantum computing more accessible

Ather Fawaz — Thu, 05 Sep 2019 04:00:01 +0000

The company doubles down on its commitment to making a quantum-ready community by releasing new IBM Q Experience hardware, an open-source textbook, a university hackathon partner program, and more. Read more...

D-Wave announces next generation platform with 5000 qubits, due mid-2020

Paul Hill — Wed, 27 Feb 2019 17:04:01 +0000

D-Wave has announced its next generation platform that includes a processor with 5000 qubits. While the whole platform will be ready by mid-2020, some components will be ready earlier. Read more...

IBM wants to sell a universal quantum computer in 'the next few years'

Vlad Dudau — Tue, 07 Mar 2017 08:08:01 +0000

IBM will be taking all of its quantum computing research out of the lab and into the product department. Big Blue says it will sell a universal quantum computer, the IBM Q, in the near future. Read more...