IonQ has announced an accelerated roadmap and new technical milestones aimed at advancing commercial quantum computing. In an exclusive webinar, CEO Peter Chapman, SVP of Engineering & Technology Dean Kassmann, and CMO Margaret Arakawa outlined the company’s unique approach that integrates performance, scalability, and enterprise-grade solutions to achieve commercial quantum advantage. IonQ aims to surpass 99.9% native two-qubit gate fidelity by 2025 and achieve 99.999% logical two-qubit gate fidelity through the adoption of barium qubits and advanced architectures.
Chapman emphasized the necessity of addressing performance, scale, and enterprise-grade solutions simultaneously to achieve commercial advantage. IonQ’s strategy includes improving native gate fidelity, architectural design, and error correction. These efforts aim to improve native two-qubit gate performance, with expectations of reaching five 9’s (99.999%) in logical two-qubit gate fidelity by the end of 2025.
IonQ is also pursuing scalability in tandem with performance. The company’s modular approach to scale leverages multicore operations and photonic interconnects, aiming to connect multiple QPUs and quantum systems. This strategy will enable IonQ to target thousands of physical qubits, unlocking new problem spaces and allowing developers to tackle increasingly complex problems.
On the enterprise front, IonQ’s systems are being tailored for deployment across various sectors, focusing on manufacturability, deployability, and scalability for customer applications. The company has formed partnerships with the Naval Research Laboratory, Airbus, and DESY, addressing optimization problems, quantum chemistry, and other critical applications. IonQ is also exploring quantum algorithms in AI, financial services, and cybersecurity, reinforcing its commitment to real-world applications.
IonQ operates quantum data centers in College Park, Maryland, and Seattle, Washington, with plans to expand to Basel, Switzerland, later this year. This infrastructure supports IonQ’s growing customer base and underscores its leadership in the quantum computing industry.
For additional information, you can access the press release IonQ has provided here and a video recording of the webinar here.
July 23, 2024