IBM Patents a New System for Finding and Fixing Quantum Computer Mistakes
Quantum computers make mistakes constantly, and fixing those mistakes fast enough to be useful is one of the field's hardest unsolved problems.…
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IBM Patents a Control System That Manages Quantum Computer Operations at Scale
Programming a quantum computer today is a bit like writing directly in machine code for every instruction. IBM is patenting a system…
Google Patents a Way to Simulate Quantum Computer Behavior Before Building It
Building a quantum computer is expensive, slow, and full of surprises. Google is filing patents on a system that predicts how a…
Microsoft Patents a Method to Run Quantum Computers Using Fewer Supporting Components
Quantum computers are notoriously wasteful, burning through extra helper components just to keep calculations stable. Microsoft thinks it has found a way…
IBM Patents an AI System That Picks Its Own Quantum Error-Correction Settings
Quantum computers make a lot of mistakes, and fixing those mistakes currently requires a lot of expert guesswork. IBM has filed a…
IBM Patents a Modular Architecture for Running Error-Free Quantum Programs
Quantum computers are famously error-prone, and that flaw has kept them out of serious use for decades. IBM's new patent describes an…
Google Patents a Tunable Switch That Connects Quantum Bits With Less Hardware
Building a quantum computer isn't just about making better qubits, it's about connecting them cleanly without burying the whole system in control…
Microsoft Patents an Atom-Traffic Planner for Its Quantum Computer Architecture
Microsoft has filed a patent for software that acts like an air-traffic controller for individual atoms inside a quantum computer, deciding which…
Google Patents a Faster Way to Feed Classical Data into Quantum Computers
One of quantum computing's least-discussed bottlenecks is simply getting ordinary data in. Google has filed a patent for a method that breaks…
Google Patent: Correcting Quantum Computing Errors During Active Mid-Cycle Operations
Quantum computers make mistakes constantly, and catching those mistakes early enough to fix them is one of the hardest unsolved problems in…
Amazon Patents a System for Splitting Work Between Quantum and Regular Computers
Running a quantum algorithm today means stitching together two completely different kinds of computers by hand. Amazon wants to make that handoff…
Google Files Patent for a Lower-Cost Way to Run Quantum Chemistry Simulations
Quantum computers promise to simulate molecules in ways ordinary computers never could, but the error costs are steep. Google's new patent describes…
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