ZuriQ, a startup emerged from ETH Zurich, has successfully raised $4.2 million to enhance quantum computing capabilities. The company focuses on developing a new chip architecture that enables trapped-ion quantum computers to manage thousands of qubits, which is essential for solving complex problems. CEO Pavel Hrmo emphasizes that while current devices with fewer qubits are plentiful, the true potential lies in scalable systems that can impact fields such as medicine and cryptography. Quantum computers, utilizing qubits, promise to outperform conventional supercomputers significantly due to their ability to process information in multiple states at once.
The space for few-qubit devices that act as toy models is already saturated, and devices with 20-40 qubits won't drive large profits. We need to focus on long-term scalability.
ZuriQ wants to build a quantum computer with thousands of qubits, powerful enough to solve wickedly complex problems and revolutionise fields from medicine to cryptography.
Qubits can be 0, 1, or both at the same time, allowing quantum computers to solve many problems simultaneously, making them light-years faster than even the top supercomputers.
Unlike bits in a regular computer, which can only be 0 or 1, qubits can exist in multiple states, enabling greater computational complexity.
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