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A question we often hear at GQI is “When will we start witnessing quantum advantage where users are regularly relying on quantum technology for commercial use?” The answer to that question relies on two factors. The first is how quickly will the quantum hardware improve? The second is how will quantum algorithms get smarter and more efficient? When those two meet, we will start seeing end users run quantum computing for production applications. A Plethora of QRE Approaches The good news is that we are starting to see more detailed roadmaps from the quantum providers that give us an idea of [...]

At GQI we see a lot of roadmaps from the quantum providers and fully expect that there will be continuing advances in the capabilities of both quantum hardware and quantum software over the next several years. In fact, we believe that we will soon start seeing organizations utilizing quantum technology for production purposes within the next few years. (Some call that Quantum Advantage while others call it Quantum Utility, but in this article we will call it Quantum Production to distinguish it from one-off proof-of-concept experiments versus those running the use cases on a repeated, regular basis.) Although we initially did [...]

In his role as Chief Analyst at Global Quantum Intelligence, David Shaw combines a PhD in physics with years of advising executives in tech, healthcare, energy, and financial services. This understanding of quantum mechanics and the technology life cycle gives him a unique perspective on quantum hardware. In this episode, he explains how many “chips” it will take to build a quantum computer, how far we are from modularity, and why quantum sensing should get more attention. Transcript Veronica: Hello, and welcome to The Quantum Spin by HKA. I’m Veronica Combs. I’m a writer and an editor here at the agency. I [...]

Preeti Chalsani has been named the first Chief Quantum Officer at Intersect Illinois, starting August 14, 2024. Intersect Illinois a statewide economic development organization in the state of Illinois focused on bringing new businesses, jobs, and investment to Illinois. With the announcement of the Quantum Proving Ground with DARPA and the selection by PsiQuantum to locate a U.S. quantum data center in Chicago, the state government has a strong interest in attracting more quantum business development activity in the state. Dr. Chalsani will be leading this effort and will work with government, industry partners, quantum startups, researchers and others to help [...]

Quantum Delta NL (QDNL) is a quantum ecosystem in The Netherlands with the mission to create significant societal impact through advancements in quantum technology. They work in three areas of quantum including quantum computing and simulation, quantum networking, and quantum sensing. They have defined their activity by four action lines including Research and Innovation, Quantum Ecosystem, Human Capital, and Society Impact. QDNL has been awarded a  €273 million investment from The National Growth Fund (NGF) of the Dutch government to continue their with Phase 3 of their work. This brings the total amount of funding for the organization to  €615 million ($670M USD) [...]

Andy Ory has been named acting CEO at QuEra while the board searches for a permanent replacement. He succeeds Alex Keesling who will take on a new role within the company. Dr. Keesling will be focusing his efforts on building up the company's production capabilities and drive the company to achieve the aggressive roadmap that it announced in January. Mr. Ory has extensive startup experience and was a co-founder at 128 Technology, Acme Packet, and Priority Call Management. A press release from QuEra announcing this change is available on the QuEra website here. Oxford Quantum Circuits has added Nick Dixon-Clegg to [...]

Two Sites in the Chicago Metropolitan Area Being Considered to Locate the Quantum Providing Grounds The State of Illinois has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to set up and provide significant funding for a campus to be named the “Quantum Proving Ground”. This site will be used for DARPA's Quantum Benchmarking Initiative where companies will research and test quantum computer prototypes. The site is planned to have shared cryogenic facilities, equipment labs, and spaces for companies and universities to perform research and demonstrate their progress. DARPA is planning to issue a Request for Proposals shortly [...]

IQM has continued with improvements in their qubit technology and have announced new results in their qubit fidelity and qubit coherence times that are competitive with some of the very best results reported in the industry so far. Specifically, they have reports achieving qubit relaxation times (T1) of 0.964 ± 0.092, T2 echo dephasing times of 1.155 ± 0.188 milliseconds and two-qubit gate fidelities reaching 99.91% ± 0.02. The two-qubit gates were implemented as CZ gates with the measurements verified by randomized benchmarking. An important aspect of this demonstration was that the chips were fabricated in IQM's own chip fabrication facility [...]