Intel reveals their first 49-qubit quantum computing chip
Intel reveals their first 49-qubit quantum computing chip
This new chip is called “Tangle Lake”, named after a chain of lakes in Alaska, acting as both a nod to the extremely cold temperatures required to run superconductors and the entangled states that quantum bits (qubits) need to function.
IBM, a competitor to Intel, has been showing off their 50-qubit quantum computer at CES, though at this stage the race towards full Quantum PCs is still in its infancy. Intel’s corporate vice president and managing director of Intel Labs, Mike Mayberry, expects it will take five to seven years before the industry starts tacking engineering-scale problems, with over 1 million qubits being required for something to be seen as “commercially relevant”.
While Intel’s current chips are based on Superconducting qubits, the company is also researching Spin Qubits, something that can potentially be replicated in silicon and offers the potential to be easier to scale due to their small size when compared to superconducting qubits. Spin Qubits require quantum control of electrons and the nuclear spin of a single atom, which itself requires an insane level of precision.
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Intel has stated that they have “already invented a spin qubit fabrication flow on its 300mm process technology”, which means that the company is likely to be close to creating a quantum computing chip based on Spin Qubits, rather than Superconducting Qubits.
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Intel reveals their first 49-qubit quantum computing chip
This new chip is called “Tangle Lake”, named after a chain of lakes in Alaska, acting as both a nod to the extremely cold temperatures required to run superconductors and the entangled states that quantum bits (qubits) need to function.
IBM, a competitor to Intel, has been showing off their 50-qubit quantum computer at CES, though at this stage the race towards full Quantum PCs is still in its infancy. Intel’s corporate vice president and managing director of Intel Labs, Mike Mayberry, expects it will take five to seven years before the industry starts tacking engineering-scale problems, with over 1 million qubits being required for something to be seen as “commercially relevant”.
While Intel’s current chips are based on Superconducting qubits, the company is also researching Spin Qubits, something that can potentially be replicated in silicon and offers the potential to be easier to scale due to their small size when compared to superconducting qubits. Spin Qubits require quantum control of electrons and the nuclear spin of a single atom, which itself requires an insane level of precision.
(Image from Computerbase)
Intel has stated that they have “already invented a spin qubit fabrication flow on its 300mm process technology”, which means that the company is likely to be close to creating a quantum computing chip based on Spin Qubits, rather than Superconducting Qubits.
You can join the discussion on Intel’s first 49-qubit quantum computing chip on the OC3D Forums.