The world's most powerful computer will soon be seen, and Honeywell will make this best-kept secret in quantum computing happen.
Honeywell today announced that the world's most powerful quantum computer will be introduced soon. The world will begin to set their eyes on the breakthrough in quantum computing in a span of three months from now.
Ilyas Khan, Cambridge Quantum Computing (CQC) Chief Executive Officer, calls the silent creation of the most powerful quantum computer as "The Best Kept Secret in Quantum Computing." Honeywell's effort to make the breakthrough in quantum computing possible has been going on for years now. Working with a team of experts, the company made sure that the operation follows strict NDAs.
Along with the public announcement, Honeywell released a paper to accompany the news specifying the ion trap as the center of the operation to make the world's most powerful quantum computer. The said factor provided the company with longer decoherence of time as compared to its competitors kept record, giving it an advantage over them.
Tony Uttley, the president of Honeywell Quantum Solutions, stated that Honeywell had to work and start with the heritage. He further explained that they had all the factors necessary for quantum computing. He added that their involvement in the business in oil, gas, aerospace, and defense and their chemicals in material business paved the way for them to make quantum computing accessible.
Uttley elaborated on the factors they had to have as they were starting the creation of the world's most powerful quantum computer. He said they needed ultra-high vacuum system capabilities, cryogenic capabilities, precision control, lasers and photonic capabilities, magnetic and vibrational stability capabilities. They had all the factors required, so they were able to design their architecture that resulted in the promise of achieving 64 quantum volume.
If successfully completed, the world's most powerful computer from Honeywell will bypass the IBM quantum volume record of 32. That makes Honeywell's quantum computer twice more powerful and reliable than that of IBMs. Khan emphasized that the ion trap approach made Honeywell's project deliberately focus more on the quality rather than the number of qubits.
For years, Honeywell partnered with big names in the industry to make the world's most powerful computer happen. Cambridge Quantum Computing (CQC), Zapata Computing, working on the project software side, JPMorgan Chase, behind quantum algorithms, and Microsoft are the names working behind the scene making this project possible.
