D-Wave Systems sold their first 2000-qubit quantum computer
On January 23, D-Wave Systems announced the start of sales of its 2000-qubit D-Wave 2000Q quantum computer and has already sold the first model for $ 15 million.
/ photo by Steve Jurvetson CC
The buyer was Temporal Defense Systems, a cybersecurity firm. James Burrell, technical director of TDS, says the company plans to use D-Wave 2000Q to develop new solutions for protecting against threats and identifying cybercriminals.
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The system from D-Wave stores data using qubits. They encode information by zero, one, or both at the same time, unlike traditional systems. For this reason, D-Wave is able to manage huge combinations of states, which makes it possible to more effectively solve a certain class of problems.
D-Wave presented their quantum computer to the public in September last year, stating that the new solution will contain 2 thousand qubits. This is two times more than the previous-generation quantum computer, the D-Wave X2, launched in August.
D-wave 2000Q is a so-called adiabatic computer operating on the principle of quantum annealing .
This is a quantum system of a large number of components and controlled parameters. Cooling it to a very low temperature (the computer of the previous model functioned at a temperature of 15 millikelvinov - about -273 ° C), the developers assume that the system reaches the minimum energy, and then, slowly changing the specified parameters, use the laws of quantum mechanics to transfer the system from the original states in the new state of minimum energy due to quantum tunneling.
As a feature of the new D-Wave, it is possible to adjust the annealing frequency of individual qubits to improve performance. Also, a new computer combines quantum and classical work algorithms to optimize a sample of the results of calculations.
In an interview for N + 1, Alexei Ustinov, the head of the “Superconducting Quantum Circuits” group at the Russian Quantum Center, told about what you can use D-Wave for. One of the applications is the optimization of the cost function.
You have many parameters, many goals. Let's say you need to visit a million customers in different places, while optimizing the road, expenses, time, and so on.
“This is the classic task of a traveling salesman . On ordinary computers, it is solved very difficult - you need to sort out a lot of different options, - says Alexey. - In quantum mechanics, there is such an important process as tunneling.
D-Wave allows you to "connect" the state with local energy minima due to quantum tunneling between them. In this case, tunneling occurs due to the simultaneous change of many parameters. " You can find the full interview here .
In a press release, representatives of D-Wave said that 2000Q is able to solve more complex problems compared to its predecessor. Also, higher productivity should spur the development of such areas as cybersecurity, machine learning, biotechnology. The company notes that specialized algorithms can be executed in a thousand or even 10 thousand times faster than on classic servers.
At the same time, D-Wave not only delivers solutions for its customers, but also offers to rent the power of a quantum machine for remote work.
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/ photo by Steve Jurvetson CCThe buyer was Temporal Defense Systems, a cybersecurity firm. James Burrell, technical director of TDS, says the company plans to use D-Wave 2000Q to develop new solutions for protecting against threats and identifying cybercriminals.
')
The system from D-Wave stores data using qubits. They encode information by zero, one, or both at the same time, unlike traditional systems. For this reason, D-Wave is able to manage huge combinations of states, which makes it possible to more effectively solve a certain class of problems.
D-Wave presented their quantum computer to the public in September last year, stating that the new solution will contain 2 thousand qubits. This is two times more than the previous-generation quantum computer, the D-Wave X2, launched in August.
D-wave 2000Q is a so-called adiabatic computer operating on the principle of quantum annealing .
This is a quantum system of a large number of components and controlled parameters. Cooling it to a very low temperature (the computer of the previous model functioned at a temperature of 15 millikelvinov - about -273 ° C), the developers assume that the system reaches the minimum energy, and then, slowly changing the specified parameters, use the laws of quantum mechanics to transfer the system from the original states in the new state of minimum energy due to quantum tunneling.
As a feature of the new D-Wave, it is possible to adjust the annealing frequency of individual qubits to improve performance. Also, a new computer combines quantum and classical work algorithms to optimize a sample of the results of calculations.
In an interview for N + 1, Alexei Ustinov, the head of the “Superconducting Quantum Circuits” group at the Russian Quantum Center, told about what you can use D-Wave for. One of the applications is the optimization of the cost function.
You have many parameters, many goals. Let's say you need to visit a million customers in different places, while optimizing the road, expenses, time, and so on.
“This is the classic task of a traveling salesman . On ordinary computers, it is solved very difficult - you need to sort out a lot of different options, - says Alexey. - In quantum mechanics, there is such an important process as tunneling.
D-Wave allows you to "connect" the state with local energy minima due to quantum tunneling between them. In this case, tunneling occurs due to the simultaneous change of many parameters. " You can find the full interview here .
In a press release, representatives of D-Wave said that 2000Q is able to solve more complex problems compared to its predecessor. Also, higher productivity should spur the development of such areas as cybersecurity, machine learning, biotechnology. The company notes that specialized algorithms can be executed in a thousand or even 10 thousand times faster than on classic servers.
At the same time, D-Wave not only delivers solutions for its customers, but also offers to rent the power of a quantum machine for remote work.
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Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/319618/
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