{"id":612742,"date":"2024-03-14T19:35:54","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T16:35:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/french-mod-taps-5-startups-to-develop-fault-tolerant-quantum-computer\/"},"modified":"2024-03-14T19:35:54","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T16:35:54","slug":"french-mod-taps-5-startups-to-develop-fault-tolerant-quantum-computer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/french-mod-taps-5-startups-to-develop-fault-tolerant-quantum-computer\/","title":{"rendered":"#French MoD taps 5 startups to develop fault-tolerant quantum computer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2e5bd89d642\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2e5bd89d642\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/french-mod-taps-5-startups-to-develop-fault-tolerant-quantum-computer\/#%E2%80%9CCat_qubits%E2%80%9D_reducing_quantum_computing_errors\" >\u201cCat qubits\u201d reducing quantum computing errors\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/french-mod-taps-5-startups-to-develop-fault-tolerant-quantum-computer\/#Quantum_race_is_on_for_the_French_startups\" >Quantum race is on for the French startups<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img-cdn.tnwcdn.com\/image?fit=796%2C417&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn0.tnwcdn.com%2Fwp-content%2Fblogs.dir%2F1%2Ffiles%2F2024%2F03%2FQuantum-computer-startups-e1710433972648.jpg&amp;signature=88657a8b7b681eba1a9a7c70b72f11e9\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-main-content\">\n                            <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quantum computers have an almost mythical status among data scientists and researchers. The dream of emerging out of the NISQ (noisy inter<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>te-scale quantum) era into a world of fault-tolerant qubits generating unbreakable encryption or solving climate change keeps many startups going despite difficult investment propositions with longer return horizons. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But quantum technologies don\u2019t only inspire wonder and excitement \u2014 they are also a growing geopolitical concern. More and more countries are setting up ambitious quantum strategies, and the US has placed export controls on equipment that supports quantum <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> development to China. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As part of its \u20ac1bn National Strategy for Quantum, France just launched what is called the PROQCIMA initiative. The aim of the \u20ac500mn program is to develop a universal fault-tolerant quantum computer with 128 logical qubits by 2032. And the Ministry of Defence has selected a cohort of five quantum startups to battle it out for the funding.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CCat_qubits%E2%80%9D_reducing_quantum_computing_errors\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\/><strong>\u201cCat qubits\u201d reducing quantum computing errors\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the companies selected is Alice &amp; Bob. The startup says it has developed what it calls \u201ccat qubits.\u201d Without getting too technical (meaning trying to bend our minds around qubit superposition), this significantly reduces one of the major issues with quantum development, namely error correction. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its \u201ccat qubit\u201d is protected against what is called bit-flip errors, where the qubit\u2019s state flips from 1 to 0 or vice versa. These can occur due to interactions with the environment or imperfections in quantum gate operations, and lead to computational inaccuracies. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2401.09541\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to research<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> conducted by the company in collaboration with Inria, the French national research institute for digital <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a> and technology, this <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roach could mean a 200-fold reduction of the resources needed to execute complex quantum algorithms, including code-breaking applications.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Quantum_race_is_on_for_the_French_startups\"><\/span><strong>Quantum race is on for the French startups<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The PROQCIMA initiative, which also foresees the industrialisation of a 2048-logical-qubits computer by 2035, will run as a competition for the next five years. After four years, three startups will remain. After eight years into the program, only two companies will continue to get funding. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThis initiative will support establishing our global leadership and fueling the whole ecosystem\u2019s growth,\u201d said Th\u00e9au Peronnin, CEO and co-founder of Alice &amp; Bob. \u201cWe stand ready to contribute our cat qubit fault-tolerant architecture to PROQCIMA, driving innovation and committing to deliver the full potential of quantum computing.\u201d <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alice &amp; Bob (named after the world\u2019s most <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/cryptocouple.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">famous cryptographic couple<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) is based in Paris, France,\u00a0and Boston, US, has secured \u20ac30mn in funding thus far, and employs over 90 people. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The other startups joining the company for PROQCIMA are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PASQAL, a company specialising in what is called neural-atom quantum computing with a roadmap to deliver a 10,000 qubit system by 2026.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C12, developing custom quantum hardware for integration with classical supercomputers and using materials that eradicate so-called nuclear spin noise. <\/span><\/li>\n<li>Quandela, which has developed Prometheus, a high-quality generator of optical qubits based on single photons.<\/li>\n<li>Quably, which wants to build scalable quantum computers using existing European semiconductor fabs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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