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Kipu Quantum Advocates for Digital-Analog Quantum Computing to Realize Near-Term Quantum Advantage

2025-04-11T15:18:30-07:00

Kipu Quantum has published a technical overview of Digital-Analog Quantum Computing (DAQC), a hybrid paradigm that integrates the discrete gate operations of digital quantum computing with the continuous quantum dynamics used in analog approaches. DAQC leverages native hardware interactions while reducing the need for deep circuit depth, making it especially relevant for NISQ-era devices. Despite its benefits, DAQC remains underutilized by hardware vendors, who have focused primarily on digital architectures. The company illustrates DAQC’s potential through applications such as fermion-boson simulations and quantum optimization. In superconducting circuits, natural couplings can be exploited to implement the Hubbard-Holstein model with reduced gate requirements. [...]

Kipu Quantum Advocates for Digital-Analog Quantum Computing to Realize Near-Term Quantum Advantage2025-04-11T15:18:30-07:00

Recommended Reading – “Evaluating the Performance of Quantum Process Units at Large Width and Depth”

2025-03-22T13:17:25-07:00

Diagrams explaining the LR-QAOA Benchmarking Process - See originals at https://arxiv.org/pdf/2502.06471 A team from the Julich Supercomputing Centre, AIDAS, RWTH Aachen University, and Purdue University has released a paper that describes a new quantum benchmarking protocol called Linear Ramp Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm (LR-QAOA) which they tested on 19 different QPUs from five vendors: IBM, IQM, IonQ,Quantinuum, and Rigetti for problem sizes requiring from Nq = 5 to Nq = 156 qubits. The tests included three different qubit topologies, 1D-chain, native layout, and fully connected graphs, qubit counts that ranged from 5 to 156, and LR-QAOA layer count (parameter p) that [...]

Recommended Reading – “Evaluating the Performance of Quantum Process Units at Large Width and Depth”2025-03-22T13:17:25-07:00

Orange Quantum Systems Unveils OrangeQS Juice Quantum Lab Operating System at APS Summit

2025-03-22T13:18:35-07:00

At the APS Global Physics Summit 2025, Orange Quantum Systems officially revealed OrangeQS Juice, a new full-stack operating system designed specifically for quantum R&D labs. Juice provides unified control, monitoring, and debugging of complex quantum systems, addressing key challenges such as multi-instrument coordination, system-wide data correlation, and collaborative experiment management. The software is optimized for quantum computing research and qubit development, integrating both hardware abstraction and customizable APIs to accommodate third-party tools. OrangeQS Juice will be launched in a closed beta program with early adopters including the Advanced Quantum Testbed (AQT) at Berkeley Lab, Chalmers Next Labs, and the DiCarlo Lab [...]

Orange Quantum Systems Unveils OrangeQS Juice Quantum Lab Operating System at APS Summit2025-03-22T13:18:35-07:00

$2.5 Billion Department of Energy Quantum Leadership Act of 2025 Introduced in the U.S. Senate

2025-02-25T19:48:06-08:00

U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Steve Daines (R-MT) have introduced this bill in the 119th U.S. Congress to advance the funding for quantum technology research, development, workforce development, demonstration, and commercialization in the United States. Additional cosponsors of this bipartisan bill include U.S. Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Alex Padilla (D-CA), and Todd Young (R-IN). The proposed funding would exceed $2.5 billion for U.S. fiscal years 2026-2030. Key provisions of the bill would include the following: Key Provisions: Funding Authorization: Proposes over $2.5 billion in funding for quantum research and development over the next five years, significantly exceeding [...]

$2.5 Billion Department of Energy Quantum Leadership Act of 2025 Introduced in the U.S. Senate2025-02-25T19:48:06-08:00

News

2025-07-08T15:45:13-07:00

Recent news items published within the last 6 months on quantum computing developments are listed below. Click on the hyperlinked item to go to the press release or news article for more details. For older news items published in 2024 click here, for 2023 click here, for 2022 click here, for 2021 click here, for 2020 click here, for 2019 click here, for 2018 click here, and for items published in 2015-2017, click here. July 8, 2025Diraq Secures $15 Million in Funding Round Backed by International InvestorsDiraq, a startup developing silicon-based quantum computing chips, has secured $15 million in a new funding round. This investment includes fresh capital from [...]

News2025-07-08T15:45:13-07:00

Qolab Joins the Chicago Quantum Exchange as a Corporate Partner

2025-01-11T11:40:55-08:00

Qolab, the first quantum computing startup incubated at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has joined the Chicago Quantum Exchange (CQE) as a corporate partner, highlighting its focus on collaboration. The company, cofounded by quantum computing leaders Alan Ho, John Martinis, and Robert McDermott, aims to build a utility-scale quantum computer by improving superconducting qubits, which hold immense computational power. Qolab works to enhance qubit coherence, ensuring they maintain their quantum states longer without errors. It collaborates with CQE partner Applied Materials on advanced qubit fabrication methods. The partnership with CQE has supported key hires and fostered collaborations, such as with the Illinois [...]

Qolab Joins the Chicago Quantum Exchange as a Corporate Partner2025-01-11T11:40:55-08:00

Quantum Applications in the Automotive Industry

2025-01-03T17:07:17-08:00

By Jonah Sachs Year after year, quantum technology continues to boom. In the process, more industries are venturing into the quantum sector, one of which is the automotive industry. Companies such as BMW, Mercedes, and Volkswagen have partnered with quantum hardware and software companies to determine the possible applications for quantum technologies to the automotive field. In the last few years, they have produced marginally better results than the classical computational alternatives. In the long term, they envision an industry highly impacted by quantum technologies. NISQ vs FTQC: Different Eras of Computation No matter their modality, current qubit models are very [...]

Quantum Applications in the Automotive Industry2025-01-03T17:07:17-08:00

News Archive 2024

2025-07-04T10:48:22-07:00

December 31, 2024Russia Unveils Its First 50-Qubit Rubidium-Based Neutral Atom Quantum Computer PrototypeResearchers at Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU) and the Russian Quantum Center have developed Russia’s first prototype of a 50-qubit quantum computer based on neutral rubidium atoms. This milestone aligns with Russia’s 2020 Quantum Computing Roadmap, which targets the creation of a quantum system with a minimum of 50 qubits by the end of 2024. For more about this project, view our article here. December 31, 2024IonQ and ORNL Develop Efficient Hybrid Algorithm for Quantum OptimizationIonQ, in collaboration with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), has introduced a hybrid quantum algorithm that significantly enhances the efficiency [...]

News Archive 20242025-07-04T10:48:22-07:00

2024: The Year of Quantum Computing Roadmaps

2025-07-04T10:48:35-07:00

2024 has seen an unprecedented wave of quantum computing roadmaps, with thirteen players either announcing new development paths or significantly updating existing ones. Never before has the industry seen such a concentrated period of concrete technical commitments and public timelines, marking a shift from general promises to specific, measurable goals. Recent Roadmap Announcements The following list summarizes this year’s developments: New Roadmaps QuEra Computing (January 2024): Three-year roadmap through 2026, targeting 100 logical qubits. Infleqtion (February 2024): Four-year roadmap through 2028, planning for over 100 logical qubits with 40,000 physical qubits. Pasqal (March 2024): Five-year roadmap through 2028+, targeting fault-tolerant quantum [...]

2024: The Year of Quantum Computing Roadmaps2025-07-04T10:48:35-07:00

Not New, Now Booming – On-Premise Quantum Computing

2025-07-04T10:48:36-07:00

Figure 1: Evolution of quantum computing on-premise deployments from 2016 to 2024, showing both annual and cumulative numbers of installations. The pie charts illustrate the shift in deployment models between the early period (2016-2022, left) and recent years (2023-2024, right), demonstrating a transition from purchase- and partnership-dominated arrangements to a more balanced distribution, with the research grant model becoming a significant factor. Market Trends and Emerging Patterns The emergence of on-premise quantum computing deployments can be traced through two distinct periods (see Figure 1 above), with the initial phase spanning from 2016 to 2022, which was pioneered by industry leaders.  D-Wave [...]

Not New, Now Booming – On-Premise Quantum Computing2025-07-04T10:48:36-07:00
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