Intel introduced a working 17-qubit quantum chip

More and more manufacturers are developing their own developments in the field of creating quantum computers. And if earlier all the research was conducted by rather large companies and there was not even a speech about entering the consumer electronics market, the connection to Intel's "quantum race" could bring the moment when super-productive quantum chips become more accessible.

The press service of Intel reported that the company developed its first experimental 17-qubit quantum chip. It has already been tested and sent for further research in the field of quantum technologies to experts at Delft University of Technology (The Netherlands). The main purpose of the new research will be the search for a method of error correction in the code of a quantum chip. The new error correction method will not only help improve the existing 17-Kb Intel processor, but also make it possible to further increase the number of qubits and expand the capabilities of quantum computing systems.

But this is not the main thing. If before the "coolness" of a quantum chip was measured by the number of qubits, then Intel used a number of innovations in architecture. The main "chip" of the chip is the method of "stacking" the qubits. As reported in the press release,

"When it comes to quantum chips with superconducting qubits, the most important problem is their structure and relative positioning. Qubits are very sensitive to interference in the form of electromagnetic waves, and the effect of these interference can be eliminated by the correct arrangement. The qubits themselves operate at a temperature of 20 millikelvin, which is already an extreme condition for the operation of semiconductor chips. In addition, we have applied the technology of an "inverted crystal", which allows the chip to operate under extremely low temperatures. Inverted crystal allows you to place on the back of the special area. Theoretically, we can already create a chip with a million qubits. But we still do not have reliable and effective technologies for managing them in such quantity. "

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