Quantinuum’s H-Series quantum computers, powered by Honeywell, continue to deliver on exponential performance gains with the announcement of another jump in quantum volume, a key performance measure for quantum computers, the company news release states.
Just this week, Quantinuum scientists reported that the latest version in the H-series, the H1-2, measured a quantum volume of 2,048, setting a new bar on the highest quantum volume ever measured on a quantum computer. The performance of the H1 generation of quantum computers continues to achieve the 10X per year increase that was announced in March 2020.
According to the company, the average single-qubit gate fidelity for this milestone was 99.996%, the average two-qubit gate fidelity was 99.77%, and state preparation and measurement (SPAM) fidelity was 99.61%. The scientists ran 2,000 randomly generated quantum volume circuits with 5 shots each, using standard optimization techniques to yield an average of 122 two-qubit gates per circuit.
The System Model H1-2 successfully passed the quantum volume 2,048 benchmark, returning heavy outputs 69.76% of the time, which is above the 2/3 threshold with 99.87% confidence, the team added.
“Our H1 generation of quantum computers are nearly identical copies, with the ongoing exception that at any given time one computer might have received upgrades prior to the other,” said Dr. Russ Stutz, Head of Commercial Products for the hardware team. “Our goal is to provide users with the highest performing hardware as they work on solving real world problems.”
“Deliberate, Strategic Approach to Quantum Computing Design”
Quantinuum said its customers and collaborators are the beneficiaries of a deliberate, strategic approach to quantum computing design. Namely, that it is possible to release a generation of quantum computers that can be quickly and systematically upgraded in parallel with commercial usage, allowing customers immediate access to the latest upgrades.
With the release of the System Model H1, Powered by Honeywell, in fall 2020, Quantinuum began a real-time demonstration of its design approach. The first System Model H1, referred to as the H1-1, launched in October 2020 with a measured quantum volume of 128. Quantum volume is a metric introduced by IBM to measure the overall capability and performance of a quantum computing system regardless of technology. (Calculating quantum volume requires running a series of complex random circuits and performing a statistical test on the results.)
During 2021 Quantinuum, under its trapped-ion hardware group, previously known as Honeywell Quantum Solutions, made multiple upgrades to the H1-1 achieving measured quantum volume records of 512 in March 2021 and then 1,024 in July 2021. During that same period, Quantinuum was quietly releasing its second H1 generation quantum computer to customers and collaborators, called the H1-2. The System Model H1-2 uses the same ion-trap architecture, control system design, integrated optics, and photonics as the H1-1.
What has been remarkable about the approach, is the ability to deliver near-continuous capability upgrades while being consistent on performance.
“Our customers frequently comment about their ability to reliably get expected results, including when running deep circuits and using sophisticated features like mid-circuit measurement, qubit reuse and conditional logic”, Dr. Brian Neyenhuis, Head of Commercial Operations for the hardware team.
This is the latest in a string of accomplishments for Quantinuum, which recently announced the completion of its combination between Honeywell Quantum Solutions and Cambridge Quantum Computing to form the largest stand-alone integrated quantum computing company in the world. This news also falls on the heels of the release of Quantinuum’s flagship product, Quantum Origin, the world’s first quantum-enhanced cryptographic key generation platform.
“We look forward to continued momentum in 2022 with expected advances in multiple application areas as well as further advances in the H-Series quantum computers”, said Tony Uttley, President and Chief Operating Officer of Quantinuum.
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