Quantum Device Reliability and Maintenance
Quantum computers are life-size representations of composite quantum systems. Whereas classical computers process information by sequentially flipping digital switches representing 0s and 1s, quantum computers use units called qubits that represent multiple values simultaneously. Because they don’t need to process information sequentially, qubits can perform calculations significantly faster than bits, which can only do so using discrete values.
Unlike quantum computers made by Google and IBM, which use superconducting circuits to create qubits, IonQ uses a special chip to isolate individual ytterbium ions and hold them in place using electromagnetic fields. The qubits are programmed by firing lasers at them,… Read More