- Microsoft presents a quantum chip with a topological nucleus for stable and scalable qubits
- Majorana 1 presents eight topological qubits, with the objective of a scale of one million quits
- The advance is comparable to how semiconductors revolutionized modern computer science
Microsoft has presented Majorana 1, a quantum chip based on a topological core architecture, which marks a big step forward in its quantum computing efforts.
The company says that this new chip, which positions the technological giant along with the rivals Google and IBM in the race for quantum computing on a large scale, will lead to devices capable of solving problems of industrial scale in years instead of decades.
The chip is based on a topoconductor, a newly designed material that can observe and control Majorana’s particles: a Microsoft discovery represents no less than a new state of matter, which has used to create a more stable and scalable qbit in an advance in an advance of the rupture. how semiconductors transformed modern computer science.
A clear path to climbing
“We step back and said ‘Ok, let’s invent the transistor for quantum age. What properties do you need to have? ”Said Cetan Nayak, Microsoft technical fellow. “And this is how we get here: it is the particular combination, the quality and important details in our new pile of materials that have allowed a new type of qbit and, ultimately, our entire architecture.”
Microsoft adds Majorana 1 offers a clear route to climb quantum systems. For now, it has eight topological qubits in a single chip, marking the first step towards its goal of reaching a million qubits. Achieving this scale will be essential if quantum computing is to promote advances in industries such as medical care, environmental science and manufacturing.
“Whatever you are doing in the quantum space, it must have a road to a million qubits. If not, you will hit a wall before reaching the scale in which you can solve the really important problems that motivate us, ”said Nayak. “We have actually resolved a path to a million.”
The chip is built using a battery of materials made of Indian and aluminum arsenuro, designed and manufactured atom by atom. The architecture of the topological nucleus resists errors at the hardware level, which makes it more stable than current approaches.
