Superconductivity
Electrical conductivity with exactly zero resistance
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| 2025 |
Superconducting quantum computing
IBM planned to release the Kookaburra quantum processor with 4,158+ qubits.
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| 2024 |
Superconducting quantum computing
IBM planned to release the Flamingo quantum processor with 1,386+ qubits.
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| 2023 |
Superconducting quantum computing
IBM planned to release the Condor quantum processor with 1,121 qubits.
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| 2022 |
Superconducting quantum computing
Researchers from IQM Quantum Computers, Aalto University, and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland discovered the Unimon, a novel superconducting qubit with a single Josephson junction shunted by a linear inductor. This qubit offers increased anharmonicity, faster operation time, decreased susceptibility to flux noise, and complete insensitivity to dc charge noise.
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| November 9 2022 |
Superconducting quantum computing
IBM announced its 433-qubit processor called 'Osprey', representing a significant advancement in quantum computing capacity.
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| August 2022 |
Superconducting quantum computing
Baidu announced plans to build a fully integrated quantum computer using superconducting qubits, aiming to create a comprehensive system with integrated hardware, software, and applications.
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| 2021 |
Superconducting quantum computing
IBM released their 127-qubit processor, advancing the capabilities of superconducting quantum computing technology.
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| January 13 2021 |
Superconducting computing
Announcement of MANA (Monolithic Adiabatic iNtegration Architecture), a 2.5 GHz prototype AQFP-based processor that demonstrated 80 times better energy efficiency compared to traditional semiconductor processors, including cooling requirements.
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| 2020 |
Josephson junction count
D-Wave and SkyWater Technology developed the Pegasus P16 superconducting quantum annealing processor with 1,030,000 Josephson junctions, using a 250 nm process technology
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| October 2019 |
Superconducting quantum computing
The Martinis group, in partnership with Google, published a groundbreaking article demonstrating quantum supremacy using a 53-qubit superconducting quantum processor, marking a significant milestone in quantum computing research.
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| 2016 |
Superconducting quantum computing
Google implemented 16 qubits to demonstrate the Fermi-Hubbard Model, marking a significant milestone in superconducting quantum computing research.
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