IBM Research announced a 50-qubit quantum computer
At the summit of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), IBM announced the development of a 50-qubit quantum computer. Quantum computers perform a specific range of tasks at an incredible speed. And a 50-qubit machine, Google estimates , can outperform the most powerful supercomputers.
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Today, this computer is the most efficient quantum machine. But we cannot speak about its mass distribution and entry into commercial markets. According to the company, the new system requires special conditions for work.
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Professor Andrew Childs (Andrew Childs) from the University of Maryland noted that IBM has not yet published the technical details of the new machine, so it’s too early to judge its performance. Childs added that an increase in the number of quantum discharges does not always lead to an increase in computing power. Qubits can interfere with each other, which affects the "cramped" their ties.
In addition to the 50-qubit machine, IBM presented its 20-qubit quantum computing system to the conference, which can be accessed from the cloud (IBM Q). The company notes that users will be able to start working with the system already at the end of this year, and in the beginning of 2018 it will receive a series of upgrades.
Next year, the IT giant plans to continue to improve its devices: improve the quality of qubits and connections, lower the percentage of computation errors. For example, over the past 6 months, scientists have been able to extend the lifetime of qubits to 90 μs, which is two times longer than the previous "cloud" 5- and 16-qubit computers.
IBM is also continuing to develop a quantum ecosystem by developing open source software tools, applications and educational materials for the community. Already more than 60 thousand customers have used the capabilities of IBM Q and conducted 1.7 million experiments. Based on them, 35 publications were written. Among the registered participants are 1,500 universities, 300 schools and 300 private organizations. IBM is convinced that this is important for the development of quantum computing.
To help other scientists, IBM earlier this year presented the QISKit project - a software development package for quantum computers. QISKit allows you to run applications on real IBM quantum processors or simulators. The latest updates to the package include tools for visualizing the states of a quantum system and the compiler .
Princeton University professor Andrew Houck (Andrew Houck) said that thanks to this service, his students run quantum algorithms on real quantum machines. According to him, this has greatly increased the interest in classes. And Matt Johnson, CEO of QC Ware, notes that QISKit helps them understand which use cases for quantum algorithms may be needed in the future.
IBM Research has seriously advanced in their research since the creation of the first quantum computer. But not only they participate in the "quantum race". Google and Intel are also developing their own solutions. Another player in this field is the San Francisco startup Rigetti. A Canadian company, D-Wave, is already selling computers based on quantum annealing technologies that NASA and Google have bought.
In the future, quantum computers promise to become the main computing power in solving a number of problems, for example, optimization problems or chemical simulations. It is expected that quantum computing will allow to create new types of drugs and materials, as well as quickly find solutions for the traveling salesman problem and the maximum section problem.
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Today, this computer is the most efficient quantum machine. But we cannot speak about its mass distribution and entry into commercial markets. According to the company, the new system requires special conditions for work.
')
Professor Andrew Childs (Andrew Childs) from the University of Maryland noted that IBM has not yet published the technical details of the new machine, so it’s too early to judge its performance. Childs added that an increase in the number of quantum discharges does not always lead to an increase in computing power. Qubits can interfere with each other, which affects the "cramped" their ties.
In addition to the 50-qubit machine, IBM presented its 20-qubit quantum computing system to the conference, which can be accessed from the cloud (IBM Q). The company notes that users will be able to start working with the system already at the end of this year, and in the beginning of 2018 it will receive a series of upgrades.
Next year, the IT giant plans to continue to improve its devices: improve the quality of qubits and connections, lower the percentage of computation errors. For example, over the past 6 months, scientists have been able to extend the lifetime of qubits to 90 μs, which is two times longer than the previous "cloud" 5- and 16-qubit computers.
Ecosystem development
IBM is also continuing to develop a quantum ecosystem by developing open source software tools, applications and educational materials for the community. Already more than 60 thousand customers have used the capabilities of IBM Q and conducted 1.7 million experiments. Based on them, 35 publications were written. Among the registered participants are 1,500 universities, 300 schools and 300 private organizations. IBM is convinced that this is important for the development of quantum computing.
To help other scientists, IBM earlier this year presented the QISKit project - a software development package for quantum computers. QISKit allows you to run applications on real IBM quantum processors or simulators. The latest updates to the package include tools for visualizing the states of a quantum system and the compiler .
Princeton University professor Andrew Houck (Andrew Houck) said that thanks to this service, his students run quantum algorithms on real quantum machines. According to him, this has greatly increased the interest in classes. And Matt Johnson, CEO of QC Ware, notes that QISKit helps them understand which use cases for quantum algorithms may be needed in the future.
Future technology
IBM Research has seriously advanced in their research since the creation of the first quantum computer. But not only they participate in the "quantum race". Google and Intel are also developing their own solutions. Another player in this field is the San Francisco startup Rigetti. A Canadian company, D-Wave, is already selling computers based on quantum annealing technologies that NASA and Google have bought.
In the future, quantum computers promise to become the main computing power in solving a number of problems, for example, optimization problems or chemical simulations. It is expected that quantum computing will allow to create new types of drugs and materials, as well as quickly find solutions for the traveling salesman problem and the maximum section problem.
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Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/341920/
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