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Why is a new quantum computer so important to us?
Atom Computing today announced internal testing of a 1,225-qubit quantum computer that will be available to customers next year. This system was a significant breakthrough for the company, which had previously created a system based on neutral atomic qubits using only 100 qubits.
However, the high error rate for operations with individual qubits makes it impossible to run an algorithm that relies on the full volume of qubits without the risk of failure due to an error. However, it confirms the company's claims of rapidly scaling their technology and provides a platform for working on quantum error correction. For smaller algorithms, the company plans to run multiple instances in parallel to increase the probability of getting the correct answer.
Thanks to this system, which allows atoms to be packed relatively tightly, Atom Computing claims that the technology is well prepared for rapid scaling. Unlike systems like transmons, where small differences in device fabrication result in qubits with small differences in performance, each trapped atom is guaranteed to behave the same.
These two factors, according to the company's executives, mean that neutral atoms are well suited for scaling to large numbers of qubits. Its initial system, launched in 2021, was a grid of 10x10 atoms.
Atom Computing today announced internal testing of a 1,225-qubit quantum computer that will be available to customers next year. This system was a significant breakthrough for the company, which had previously created a system based on neutral atomic qubits using only 100 qubits.
However, the high error rate for operations with individual qubits makes it impossible to run an algorithm that relies on the full volume of qubits without the risk of failure due to an error. However, it confirms the company's claims of rapidly scaling their technology and provides a platform for working on quantum error correction. For smaller algorithms, the company plans to run multiple instances in parallel to increase the probability of getting the correct answer.
Atom-powered computers
As the name suggests, Atom Computing uses neutral atoms as the chosen qubit. These systems depend on lasers to create a series of locations that are energetically favorable to atoms. Atoms left on their own will tend to occupy these spaces and stay there until a random gas atom bumps them together.Thanks to this system, which allows atoms to be packed relatively tightly, Atom Computing claims that the technology is well prepared for rapid scaling. Unlike systems like transmons, where small differences in device fabrication result in qubits with small differences in performance, each trapped atom is guaranteed to behave the same.
These two factors, according to the company's executives, mean that neutral atoms are well suited for scaling to large numbers of qubits. Its initial system, launched in 2021, was a grid of 10x10 atoms.
