QuantWare pre-sale 25 qubit processor

Quantum ware, a Dutch quantum computing start-up, is committed to becoming a chip manufacturer of the quantum computing ecosystem. Last July, the company launched the first quantum processor for external sales - soprano of 5 qubits. Now, the company announced that it can provide a customer-level 25 qubit quantum processing unit (QPU) - contralto for researchers and other start-ups in this field. It only takes 30 days after the customer places an order.

Quantum ware's first processor, soprano, launched last year, contains five qubits, each with 99.9% fidelity. Matthijs rijlaarsdam, co-founder and managing director of the company, revealed that it has been used to build a full stack of quantum computers. "For the first time, the 5 qubits QPU allows people who cannot make qubits to build quantum computers because they can now obtain qubits.25 qubit QPU allows anyone in the field to obtain the most advanced technology from the world's best laboratories. Few laboratories (ETH and Lincoln laboratories) can build similar qpus at present."

The Netherlands is investing heavily in quantum start-ups, and quantum ware, a derivative of Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), has been able to attract a group of high-quality researchers and engineers. Alessandro Bruno, another co-founder and Engineering Director, has previously worked in different fields of quantum computing for more than 10 years, including the DiCarlo Laboratory of qutech at Delft University of technology.

Delft has become a hotbed of quantum innovation. In addition to startups like quantum ware, which are often associated with the school, Microsoft also established a laboratory in the school in 2019, and quantum hired Microsoft engineers.

Due to this existing technology ecosystem, quantum ware can obtain the most advanced cleanroom facilities to produce superconducting quantum processors. But more importantly, the company can also work with many other quantum startups. "Our partner ecosystem is also very helpful. For example, we can work with control hardware manufacturers to provide them with the chips we need to measure," rijlaarsdam said.

For the new QPU, potential buyers can choose from the component library of quantum ware, and buyers can choose how to connect qubits according to their specific needs. Because each qubit requires multiple lines to control and read their states, this hardware control system also limits the size of the chip.

Rijlaarsdam said: "our layout can achieve the maximum possible under the given scale." The team hopes to adopt different technologies for its next generation of chips, although he is not ready to provide any details.

Quantum ware's 25 qubit processor contralto

A quantum computer with 25 qubits QPU cannot fully keep up with the functions currently provided by IBM, ionq, Righetti, and other companies, but it is also quantware's first attempt to sell its equipment to the system integrator market - especially the new participants in this market. Rijlaarsdam said the company was already in negotiations with several companies planning to build a full stack of quantum systems based on its design. "We're trying to make people Dell - Dell in the quantum age," he said.

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[1]https://www.quantware.eu/press/quantware-releases-25-qubit-contralto-qpu

[2]https://techcrunch.com/2022/03/08/quantware-will-build-you-a-custom-25-qubit-quantum-processor-in-30-days/