Quantinuum's Helios computer shows tenfold drop in quantum errors
The company, a quantum computing firm based in Broomfield, Colorado, said it reached 99.9995% logical fidelity and targets fully reliable machines by 2029.
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What happened
Quantinuum, a quantum computing company, announced a logical fidelity of 99.9995% on its Helios computer, a record for error correction. The company said the machine had just 5 errors per million operations, while Google's published error rate was 100 times higher. Quantinuum said its error rate is 10 times lower than it was in September.
Why it matters
The company says the milestone puts it on a path to fully accurate and reliable quantum computers by 2029.
Timeline
- Oct 19, 6:51 AM ET: Quantinuum said it had reached a technical milestone that puts it on a path to reliable quantum computers by 2029.
- Oct 19, 8:00 AM ET: Quantinuum said its error rate is 10 times lower than in September and that its accuracy falls within the target range for its planned Apollo computer.
- Oct 19, 8:45 AM ET: Quantinuum announced a logical fidelity of 99.9995% on its Helios commercial computer using its error-correction architecture.
Coverage
- Quantum error correction goes well beyond breakeven (arstechnica.com)
- Quantinuum Says It Cuts Quantum Errors By 10x, A New World Record (quantumzeitgeist.com)
- Quantinuum Reports 99.9995% Logical Fidelity on Helios Quantum Computer (hpcwire.com)
- Quantinuum Breaks Error-Correction World Record by 10x, Validating Its Leading Path to Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing by 2029 (Yahoo News)
- A quantum computer had just 5 errors per million operations; Google’s published error rate was 100 times higher. (Quantinuum Inc.)
- Exclusive | Quantinuum Targets Reliable Quantum Computing by 2029 After Error-Correction Milestone (WSJ)
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