Insider Brief
- Rigetti Computing announced purchase orders worth approximately $5.7 million for two 9-qubit Novera™ quantum computing systems, with delivery expected in the first half of 2026.
- An Asian technology manufacturer will use one system to build internal expertise and benchmark its own quantum technologies, while a California startup will use the other for hardware and error correction research.
- The Novera system, based on Rigetti’s Ankaa™-class architecture, includes a 9-qubit processor, dilution refrigerator, and control systems, and is designed for hands-on quantum computing R&D.
PRESS RELEASE — Rigetti Computing, Inc. (Nasdaq: RGTI) (“Rigetti” or the “Company”), a pioneer in full-stack quantum-classical computing, announced today that it has secured purchase orders totaling approximately $5.7 million for two 9-qubit Novera™ quantum computing systems. Both systems are upgradeable, allowing the customers to increase the system qubit count for more complex computations and research. Delivery for both systems is expected in the first half of 2026.
One system is being purchased by an Asian technology manufacturing company. The system will serve as a testbed to develop internal quantum computing expertise. They also plan to benchmark and validate their own quantum computing technologies with the Novera system.
The other system is being purchased by a California-based applied physics and artificial intelligence startup. The system will be used for quantum hardware and error correction research.
“The Novera QPU continues to be chosen and trusted by national labs and researchers across the world to advance quantum computing technology R&D,” says Dr. Subodh Kulkarni, Rigetti CEO. “We are excited to see the increased demand for on-premises quantum computing systems as the industry matures.”
Rigetti’s Novera quantum computing systems includes all of the components needed for a hands-on and high performance quantum computing R&D:
- A 9-qubit quantum processor based on Rigetti’s Ankaa™-class architecture, featuring a square lattice of qubits and tunable couplers for high fidelity two-qubit operations
- A compatible dilution refrigerator to keep the qubits cold and vacuum-sealed
- Rigetti’s state-of-the-art control systems to control, calibrate, and read out the qubit states
The Novera quantum computing system is ideal for pursuing research to better understand key areas of quantum computing, including: (1) how qubits operate, (2) how to optimize control systems, (3) testing how to design and characterize gates, (4) ways to mitigate decoherence, and (5) how to develop more efficient quantum algorithms.
The Novera QPU is manufactured in Rigetti’s Fab-1, the industry’s first dedicated and integrated quantum device manufacturing facility.
