Quantum Machines has announced its new ultra-high speed quantum controller, OPX1000, designed for large-scale quantum computers. The OPX1000 offers high channel density, real-time processing, ultra-low latency feedback, and advanced analog specifications. It is designed to scale systems from 1 to 1,000 qubits and beyond. The controller is currently being rolled out to a select group of customers, with wider availability expected in the coming months. The OPX1000 is also compatible with DGX-Quantum, a solution co-developed by Quantum Machines and NVIDIA for hardware quantum acceleration.
Key Features of the OPX1000
The OPX1000 is a scaled-up quantum controller that represents a significant advancement in quantum control technology. It is designed to meet the demands of the largest quantum computers worldwide, featuring up to 64 output and 16 input channels packed into a 3 rack units (U) device. This high channel density allows for cost-effective control over today’s largest Quantum Processing Units (QPUs) as well as those planned for the future.
The OPX1000 also offers a modular platform, giving users the flexibility they need when scaling their quantum computing systems. The platform’s modules can be added or swapped with ease, allowing users to pay-as-they grow, while protecting their initial investment on the hardware. The modular design also allows for easy stacking, providing scalability and adaptability for varying quantum computing needs.
Real-time Processing and Data Sharing Capabilities
The OPX1000 offers unmatched real-time processing capabilities, with up to 10 high-end FPGAs. This allows for heavy classical computation during quantum sequences, which is critical in advanced quantum-classical algorithms such as VQAs and error correction, mitigation and complex decoding schemes. The system also provides high-speed data-sharing between the different front-end modules (FEMs) and between different OPX1000 devices, allowing for ultra-fast arbitrary feedback between all modules.
Superior Analog Performance and Redundancy
The OPX1000 features state of the art analog specs including ultra-low jitter, phase stability and skew even when scaling to multiple controllers and racks. It delivers 750MHz bandwidth and low 1/f noise, supporting 2 GSPS, and both direct (1 Vpp) and amplified mode (5 Vpp) with a fast clean step response. The system also includes redundancy and hot-swappable critical parts, including power supplies, network connection, and clocks.
Unique Pulse Processing Unit (PPU) Technology and Programming Interface
The OPX1000 employs a proprietary Pulse Processing Unit (PPU), an innovative component that optimizes the integration of quantum operations with ultra-fast classical processing. Each FEM runs a PPU which comprises 16 pulsers (cores), or a total of 128 cores for a complete system, operating in parallel. It can handle dozens of qubits at a time, depending on the quantum processor’s modality and architecture. The OPX1000 also comes equipped with an intuitive pulse-level language, QUA, allowing researchers and developers to program complex quantum algorithms with ease.
- Designed specifically for large-scale quantum computers, the OPX1000 introduces groundbreaking capabilities. These include the industry’s highest channel density, real-time processing capabilities, ultra-low latency feedback, and state-of-the-art analog specifications, tailor-made for quantum control needs rather than general RF equipment. With remarkable quantum-classical integration and control channel density, the OPX1000 sets an unparalleled benchmark in quantum computing performance.
- OPX1000 is a scaled-up quantum controller and represents a significant leap forward in quantum control technology. OPX1000 is tailored to address the demands of the largest quantum computers worldwide featuring up to 64 output and 16 input channels packed into a 3 rack units (U) device.”
- With up to 10 high end FPGAs, the OPX1000 offers the highest classical processing resources available in any dedicated quantum control solution. This allows for heavy classical computation during quantum sequences, which is critical in advanced quantum-classical algorithms such as VQAs and error correction, mitigation and complex decoding schemes.
- OPX1000 employs Quantum Machines’ proprietary Pulse Processing Unit (PPU), an innovative component that optimizes the seamless integration of quantum operations with ultra-fast classical processing. Each FEM runs a PPU which comprises 16 pulsers (cores), or a total of 128 cores for a complete system, operating in parallel.
- OPX1000 comes equipped with QM’s intuitive pulse-level language, QUA, allowing researchers and developers to program complex quantum algorithms with ease.
- OPX1000 is fully compatible with DGX-Quantum – a co-developed solution by Quantum Machines and NVIDIA for hardware quantum acceleration. It enables innovative hybrid classical-quantum commercial applications development in OpenQASM3 and NVIDIA CUDA environments while benefiting from deep access to quantum control pulse-level programming for software optimization.
Summary
The new quantum controller, OPX1000, is designed to facilitate the scaling of quantum computing systems from 1 to 1,000 qubits, offering high channel density, real-time processing, and low latency feedback. It also features a modular design for easy scalability, high-end classical processing resources for advanced quantum-classical algorithms, and superior analog performance optimised for large-scale quantum computers.
- Quantum Machines has announced a new quantum controller, OPX1000, designed for large-scale quantum computers.
- The OPX1000 offers high channel density, real-time processing, low latency feedback, and advanced analog specifications.
- The controller is designed to scale from 1 to 1,000 qubits, making it suitable for the largest quantum computers.
- The OPX1000 is modular, allowing users to add or swap modules as they scale their quantum computing systems.
- It offers high-speed data-sharing between modules and devices, and superior analog performance.
- The system uses Quantum Machines’ proprietary Pulse Processing Unit (PPU) technology, which integrates quantum operations with fast classical processing.
- The OPX1000 also comes with Quantum Machines’ intuitive programming interface, QUA, and is compatible with DGX-Quantum, a solution co-developed by Quantum Machines and NVIDIA.
- The OPX1000 is currently being showcased at industry events, including SQA 2023 in Munich, Germany, and the IEEE Quantum Week in Bellvue, Washington.
- Dr. Yonatan Cohen is involved in the opening ceremony of SQA, Munich.
