IonQ Achieves Industry Breakthrough – First Trapped Ion Quantum System to Surpass 99.9% Fidelity on Barium
September 12 2024 - 8:00AM
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IonQ surpasses “three 9's” two-qubit gate
fidelity, a significant milestone in high-performance,
enterprise-grade quantum computing
IonQ (NYSE: IONQ), a leader in the quantum computing industry,
recently announced that it has surpassed “three 9’s” (99.9%)
two-qubit gate fidelity on one of its next-generation barium
development platforms. This is a crucial step along IonQ’s
technical roadmap for developing practical, commercial quantum
solutions. This achievement highlights IonQ’s dedication to
research and development, and underscores the company’s commitment
to bringing to market the highest-performing quantum computers in
the world.
The company demonstrated optimized two-qubit gates on barium
with greater than 99.9% fidelity in a two-ion chain via the same
mechanisms used to realize two-qubit gates in IonQ's production
quantum computers. Based on technical improvements developed to
achieve this milestone, the company now has a significantly deeper
understanding of how to identify and remove error mechanisms in
large enterprise-grade quantum systems.
IonQ’s breakthrough achievement brings the company closer to its
next-generation commercial system, IonQ Tempo – a barium system
designed to drive commercial advantage – and help customers tackle
their most complex problems with greater accuracy and
efficiency.
“Achieving this level of fidelity is a major milestone in the
quantum computing industry, as it marks a critical threshold for
enterprise-grade systems – the better the native gate fidelity, the
less error correction in all forms that is required. Higher
fidelity is also essential for faster, more accurate quantum
applications,” said Dean Kassmann, IonQ’s SVP of Engineering and
Technology. “This accomplishment validates our long-term approach
to barium technology as an enabler of performance, scale, and
enterprise-grade systems.”
IonQ has worked with ytterbium ions for most of the company's
history and has been exploring barium ions as qubits because they
contain intrinsic features that offer the ability to improve
quantum computer performance. Compared to traditional ytterbium
ions, barium ions offer several key advantages, including a higher
native fidelity limit, increased gate speeds, lower state
preparation/measurement (SPAM) errors, and better stability as well
as superior overall performance. As IonQ makes substantial headway
towards reaching commercial advantage, IonQ expects these distinct
properties will position its barium systems at the forefront of the
quantum computing industry.
IonQ's technical achievements further establish its expertise
and commitment to advancing the field of quantum computing. More
recently, IonQ proved its novel, low overhead approach for partial
quantum error correction - an important step that will enable fast,
more accurate quantum applications with near-term computers.
Please visit https://ionq.com/ to learn more about IonQ and its
latest system news and business developments.
About IonQ
IonQ, Inc. is a leader in quantum computing that delivers
high-performance systems capable of solving the world’s largest and
most complex commercial and research use cases. IonQ’s current
generation quantum computer, IonQ Forte, is the latest in a line of
cutting-edge systems, boasting 36 algorithmic qubits. The company’s
innovative technology and rapid growth were recognized in Fast
Company’s 2023 Next Big Things in Tech List and Deloitte’s 2023
Technology Fast 500™ List, respectively. Available through all
major cloud providers, IonQ is making quantum computing more
accessible and impactful than ever before. Learn more at
IonQ.com.
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