Q-CTRL, a global leader in quantum infrastructure software, has announced that its performance-management software, Fire Opal, will be integrated with four leading quantum computing companies: IBM, Rigetti, Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC), and Diraq. This integration aims to accelerate the development of practical quantum computers by providing error-correcting and suppressing techniques.
Michael J. Biercuk, founder of Q-CTRL, pioneered the quantum infrastructure software segment in 2017. David Rivas, Chief Technology Officer at Rigetti, emphasized the value of collaboration across the quantum ecosystem. Simon Phillips, Chief Technology Officer at OQC, highlighted the potential for democratizing quantum computing. Diraq’s approach to building quantum processors is unique and rigorous, addressing challenges of noise and errors endemic to all quantum computers. This integration represents a major step towards accelerating value delivery from advanced silicon quantum processors.
In a significant development, Q-CTRL, a leading provider of quantum control infrastructure software, has announced native integrations with three prominent players in the quantum computing ecosystem: Rigetti, Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC), and Diraq. These collaborations will enable users to harness the full potential of quantum computers, driving progress towards practical quantum advantage.
Rigetti Integration
By the end of this year, Q-CTRL’s Fire Opal performance management technology will be seamlessly integrated with Rigetti’s 84-qubit Ankaa-2 quantum system through the Rigetti Quantum Cloud Service (QCS). This integration has been validated to boost capability on Rigetti devices without user intervention, reducing errors and increasing device effectiveness. As a result, users will be able to execute more complex circuits, supporting larger and more sophisticated applications in domains like optimization, quantum chemistry, and machine learning.
Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC) Partnership
Q-CTRL is bringing its Fire Opal technology to OQC’s latest Toshiko devices, with technical benchmarks to be showcased later this year. Building on last year’s results demonstrating >100X performance enhancement on small-scale Lucy devices, this native integration will provide users with best-in-class performance management software combined with OQC’s novel Coaxmon architecture. This partnership will also bring Fire Opal directly to the data center, leveraging OQC’s Cloud data center colocation model with Equinix.
Diraq Collaboration
Q-CTRL and Diraq are planning an integration of Fire Opal with Diraq’s Silicon-spin-qubit quantum processors, both in the cloud and on-premises. This builds on last year’s announcement of multiple R&D engagements, focusing on delivering mature commercial offerings to optimize the strategic development of silicon quantum processors. Q-CTRL’s error-suppressing technology has been validated to work across different qubit technologies, including silicon qubits.
These integrations mark a significant milestone in the journey towards practical quantum computing. By combining cutting-edge hardware with advanced performance management software, researchers and developers will be able to unlock the full potential of quantum computers, driving innovation and breakthroughs in various fields.
To learn more about these integrations, attendees can meet the Q-CTRL team at the Quantum World Congress in Tysons, Virginia from September 9-11, 2024. IBM Pay-as-you-go plan users can already access Q-CTRL’s performance management on the IBM Quantum Cloud today.
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