Atom Computing advances in DARPA quantum computing project - Engineering.com

The company will develop an R&D plan under DARPA’s Quantum Benchmarking Initiative with algorithmic support from Microsoft. Atom Computing has been selected by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to proceed to the next stage of exploring how Atom’s highly-scalable neutral atom technology will realize utility-scale quantum computing in the near term. Earlier this year, DARPA announced that Atom Computing was selected for Stage A of the Quantum Benchmarking Initiative (QBI), an expansion of the existing Underexplored Systems for Utility-Scale Quantum Computing (US2QC) program. The QBI aims to determine the possibility of building an industrially useful quantum computer much faster than conventional predictions. Yesterday, DARPA announced that Atom Computing has been selected for Stage B of the QBI program, a year-long project during which participating companies are asked to describe an R&D development plan c apable of realizing the utility-scale quantum computer, the risks associated with that plan and the planned risk mitigation steps, and the prototypes needed to burn down these risks. As part of the program, Microsoft has agreed to also provide algorithmic support and error correction codes to Atom Computing. To realize a utility-scale quantum computer, Atom Computing leverages the scalability and flexibility of its technology, as well as multiple critical platform capabilities such as high-fidelity gate operations, all-to-all qubit connectivity, 1,000+ physical qubits, long coherence times, mid-circuit measurement with qubit reset and reuse, and novel networking technology. These capabilities enabled a joint demonstration with Microsoft of the entanglement of 24 logical qubits, and error detection, correction, and computation with 28 logical qubits.

The team recently demonstrated a new set of platform capabilities which improve the quality, reliability, and robustness of logical qubits. For more information, visit atom-computing.com. You might also like Quantum Circuits integrates Seeker QPU with NVIDIA CUDA-Q Read DARPA selects Quantinuum for next phase of quantum study Read DCAI supports NVIDIA NVQLink for hybrid AI–quantum computing Read Einride and IonQ test quantum computing for freight optimization Read Infleqtion to accelerate next-generation quantum computing in Illinois Read Schneider Electric, AVEVA and ETAP join OpenUSD alliance Read