Insider Brief
- Fixstars Amplify has partnered with QUDORA Technologies and added QUDORA Cloud as a standard machine within the Fixstars Amplify optimization platform.
- The integration enables users to access QUDORA’s ion-trap quantum computing environment through the Amplify SDK for optimization algorithms including QAOA.
- QUDORA’s Qamelion Emulator is available immediately through Amplify, allowing users to simulate the behavior of future quantum hardware before physical systems become operational.
PRESS RELEASE — Fixstars Amplify Corporation (President and CEO: Yoshiki Matsuda) has signed a partnership agreement with the German quantum startup QUDORA Technologies GmbH (hereinafter “QUDORA”)—the first of its kind in Japan – and has added QUDORA’s quantum computing environment, “QUDORA Cloud,” to the optimization cloud service “Fixstars Amplify” (hereinafter “Amplify”) as a standard machine. By supporting QUDORA’s exceptional quantum computing environment, Fixstars Amplify will further promote optimization and the social implementation of quantum technology.
Applying Advanced Ion-Trap Quantum Computers to Optimization
QUDORA is a leading full-stack quantum computing company in Germany, offering Europe’s most advanced ion-trap systems by integrating its proprietary NFQC® technology [1] with in-house chip manufacturing. Its 50-qubit system, scheduled to be operational by 2027, utilizes proprietary, long-life “clock qubits” with excellent fidelity [2], having already demonstrated a remarkable coherence time exceeding 60 seconds. This characteristic of long-life qubits is expected to dramatically improve the calculation accuracy of optimization algorithms, including the Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm (QAOA) [3], is expected to improve dramatically compared to conventional physical hardware. The system will be capable of scaling to 200 qubits with subsequent QPU desings.
By using the Fixstars Amplify SDK, a development library that uniformly handles combinatorial optimization problems, and the Amplify Quantum extension, which supports quantum optimization algorithms, users can now utilize QUDORA’s quantum computing resources to conduct research and development on various quantum optimization algorithms, including QAOA (*).
Requires Amplify SDK version 1.6 or higher and Amplify Quantum version 1.1 or higher.
Launch of the “Qamelion Emulator”
Ahead of the actual machine’s operation, QUDORA is providing the Qamelion Emulator, which faithfully simulates the physical characteristics of the quantum hardware. Users can immediately experience the next-generation computing environment through the Amplify SDK without having to wait for the physical machine’s resources.
To support evaluation and verification using the Qamelion Emulator, Fixstars Amplify has begun issuing access tokens. By submitting a request on the access token page, users can start utilizing the Qamelion Emulator via the Fixstars Amplify cloud.
Comments
Yoshiki Matsuda, President and CEO, Fixstars Amplify Inc.
“We are thrilled to partner with QUDORA and integrate their exceptional ion-trap quantum computing environment into Amplify. QUDORA’s proprietary NFQC® technology will dramatically improve the calculation accuracy of hybrid algorithms such as QAOA. In particular, its scalability to thousands or tens of thousands of qubits is expected to be key in realizing practical quantum computing. Under the vision ‘Optimal answers through cutting-edge technology. Making society smarter,’ Amplify aims to expand its value as a gateway to next-generation quantum computing environments through this collaboration. By actively incorporating innovative technologies alongside QUDORA, we will strongly promote the industrial application and social implementation of quantum technology.”
Dr. Amado Bautista, CEO & Co-Founder, QUDORA Technologies GmbH
“We are highly honored to partner with Fixstars Amplify and expand access to our quantum computing solutions. By combining the exceptional quality and coherence time of QUDORA’s ion-trap qubits with Fixstars Amplify’s outstanding optimization capabilities and infrastructure, users will be able to develop quantum applications more effectively and transition them into practical operations across all fields, from research to industrial use. Japan is a vital market for QUDORA, and this partnership solidifies our presence in the region. Fixstars Amplify is a partner that shares our philosophy of applying quantum technology to complex computational problems. In solving such problems, the performance and reliability of the underlying systems will continue to remain critically important.”
