Open architecture quantum computing specification and testbed
TreQ in the UK is to develop an open architecture testbed and specification for quantum computing with a £1.65m grant.
The OAQ Testbed will combine two quantum processors with different control systems and software stacks to create eight different configurations.
The processors are the Novera 9qbit device from Rigetti in the US and the 5qbit Soprano from Quantware in the Netherlands. Each of these can be combined with control systems from Quantum Machines and QBlox, calibration from Q-CTRL and Qruise, and run various software.
TreQ will design, build, and operate the testbed in its facility in Milton Park, Oxfordshire so that users can easily switch between component configurations in seconds, allowing software testing in multiple contexts.
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The project will also deliver an open specification for low-level quantum workflows, creating a common interface between quantum software and hardware, including different processor technologies, both beginning with superconducting and Oxford Ionics’s trapped ion qubits. This interface will enable modular compilation and seamless execution of quantum programs, increasing supply-chain cohesion and accelerating collaboration across the industry.
This builds on the TreQ Compass SG25B that integrates the Rigetti Novera processor with a Qblox modular control stack, QuantrolOx qubit automation platform streamlining tuning and calibration and a Bluefors Ultra-Compact LD dilution refrigerator.
“The OAQ Testbed pushes the bounds of quantum computing systems,” said Dr Joseph Rahamim, Director of Systems Engineering at TreQ, who is leading the project. “By integrating software and hardware built by several companies, we expand the focus beyond processors to the systems engineering required to develop the supply chain, engage more innovators, and accelerate development.”
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