Neowin News Feed for: Qubits

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...

Microsoft's Azure Quantum to provide Rigetti quantum computers in the cloud next year

Paul Hill — Mon, 06 Dec 2021 17:16:01 +0000

Rigetti's superconducting quantum computer will be available on Microsoft's Azure Quantum cloud computing solution in the first quarter of 2022. Rigetti's solution boasts quicker execution times. Read more...

Clarity: D-Wave's guiding light for its future in quantum computing

Ather Fawaz — Tue, 05 Oct 2021 14:40:04 +0000

Today, D-Wave unveiled Clarity, its roadmap for the years ahead. Improving current hardware and services, debuting gate-model quantum computers, and quantum annealing will be the centerpieces. Read more...

D-Wave announces the next generation of its quantum system and more at the Qubits conference

Ather Fawaz — Tue, 05 Oct 2021 14:40:01 +0000

Today at its annual conference, Qubits, D-Wave announced Advantage 2 with over 7,000 qubits, new hybrid solvers in its Leap quantum cloud service, and expansion into gate-model quantum computers. 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...

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...