IonQ , a leader in quantum computing, expanded the commercial availability of its next-generation quantum computer, IonQ Forte. Only made available in 2022 via limited access to select partners, the system is now available to customers from around the world, enabling applications that can lead to solutions to today’s most complex problems. With 32 physical qubits, a record number of #AQ 29 algorithmic qubits and the latest hardware integrations, IonQ Forte boosts performance and opens up new possibilities.
“IonQ Forte is the result of years of research and development by the world’s best quantum designers, partners and researchers, and we are excited to expand the availability of the system,” said Peter Chapman, CEO and President of IonQ. “IonQ Forte was built for customers working at the quantum frontier, giving them the scale and performance they need to solve bigger and more complex problems. IonQ Forte is the latest addition to our best-in-class product portfolio – including IonQ Harmony and IonQ Aria – and supports IonQ’s broader goal of making Quantum accessible for all types of users and projects.”
A handful of IonQ commercial partners, including Airbus, Hyundai Motor Company and Los Alamos National Lab, have already run algorithms on IonQ Forte with promising early results:
- Airbus is using IonQ Forte to co-develop an aircraft loading optimization algorithm that uses 28 qubits to perform a full variational optimization of a quantum circuit, the largest variational optimization performed on a QPU to date.
- Building on previous efforts with IonQ Aria, Hyundai will further develop its state-of-the-art quantum computational chemistry methods on Forte QPU to achieve additional precision and leverage Forte’s computing capabilities for deeper chemistry insight.
- Los Alamos National Lab successfully tests Boolean satisfiability problems on IonQ Forte with QAOA to investigate the scalability of QAOA on NISQ machines.
“Los Alamos National Laboratory uses IonQ Forte as part of the quantum research that we expect will enable further discovery techniques and algorithms,” said Stephan Eidenbenz, a senior researcher in quantum computing at Los Alamos.
IonQ Forte is the third generation of IonQ’s commercially available quantum systems, alongside IonQ Aria (#AQ 25) and IonQ Harmony (#AQ 11). IonQ Forte replaces a key control system from previous system generations with an acousto-optic deflector (AOD), resulting in more accurate qubit control signals and improved accuracy of quantum gate operation. This technology, which makes it possible to address control lasers individually to individual qubits, also leads to increased software configurability – a major advance over existing quantum computers. This unique approach positions IonQ Forte as IonQ’s most powerful system, capable of running wider and deeper circuits than any other commercially available IonQ quantum computer.
SOURCE: Businesswire