Quantum circuit diagram on a purple gradient background, showing qubit lines labeled D0, A0, and D1 with X and Z gates, measurement symbols, and a controlled operation

Scalable quantum architecture

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In Lecture 5 of Building the Modern Quantum Architecture, Dr. Matthias Troyer discusses the challenges that must be overcome to achieve utility-scale quantum computing. Managing the huge volume of measurements and control signals at scale may ultimately be a bigger challenge than manufacturing high-quality qubits.

 

 

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Part 2: Utility-scale quantum architecture

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Discover how quantum computing will draw on hard-won HPC insights to achieve speed, scalability, and performance for the next era of computing.

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