by Fred Chong on May 23, 2019 | Tags: Quantum Computing
Practical quantum computation may be achievable in the next few years, but applications will need to be error tolerant and make the best use of a relatively small number of quantum bits and operations. Compilation tools will play a critical role in achieving these...
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by Fred Chong, Ken Brown, Yongshan Ding on Jan 15, 2019 | Tags: Quantum Computing
In a recent IEEE Spectrum article, Mikhail Dyakonov makes The Case Against Quantum Computing, focusing on the idea that building a quantum computer would require precise control over 2300 continuous variables. This view is absolutely correct if we were building an...
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by Fred Chong on Oct 9, 2018 | Tags: Quantum Chemistry, Quantum Computing, Quantum-Classical Co-Processing
Quantum and classical computing will work together to solve currently intractable problems.
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by Fred Chong on Jun 18, 2018 | Tags: Quantum Computing, Verification
Since my last post, quantum computing hardware continues to develop at an impressive pace, as seen with the recent announcement of Google’s 72-qubit machine (although no test data has been released yet). Pushing the limits of engineering and technology, these...
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by Fred Chong on Mar 5, 2018 | Tags: Quantum Computing
Quantum computing sits poised at the verge of a revolution. Quantum machines may soon be capable of performing calculations in chemistry, physics, and other fields that are extremely difficult or even impossible for today’s computers. Yet there is a significant gap...
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