{"id":615423,"date":"2024-04-03T18:29:31","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T15:29:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/quantinuum-microsoft-claim-to-quiet-quantum-computing-noise\/"},"modified":"2024-04-03T18:29:31","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T15:29:31","slug":"quantinuum-microsoft-claim-to-quiet-quantum-computing-noise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/quantinuum-microsoft-claim-to-quiet-quantum-computing-noise\/","title":{"rendered":"#Quantinuum, Microsoft claim to quiet quantum computing &#8216;noise&#8217;"},"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-6a2ee042a838b\" 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-6a2ee042a838b\" 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\/quantinuum-microsoft-claim-to-quiet-quantum-computing-noise\/#Logical_vs_physical_qubits\" >Logical vs. physical qubits<\/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%2F04%2FQuantinuum-quantum-e1712157555936.jpg&amp;signature=ad2e2a33fb44626fa82fa971137d855a\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-main-content\">\n                            <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two of the leaders in quantum technologies, Quantinuum and Microsoft, today announced a breakthrough in reducing \u2018noise\u2019 that could mean quantum advantage is closer than previously thought. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When it comes to quantum computing, noise refers to internal and external interference that lead to errors in quantum computations. Without properly conquering challenges such as variations in temperature, external electromagnetic fields, and <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/34024\/quantum-decoherence\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">quantum decoherence<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, quantum computers will not surpass the capabilities of classical computers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because of how prone they are to errors resulting from these kinds of interference, today\u2019s machines are referred to as what is known as NISQ-era devices \u2014 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. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, Quantinuum says it has hit a breakthrough on the path toward fault-tolerant quantum computing. Together with Microsoft, which is pumping billions into the emerging <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a>, the company claims to have <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">demonstrated <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">logical qubits with an error rate 800 times better than physical qubits<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 a feat previously believed to be years away.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBy <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>lying Microsoft\u2019s breakthrough qubit virtualisation system, with error diagnostics and correction, to Quantinuum\u2019s ion-trap hardware, we ran more than 14,000 individual experiments without a single uncorrected error,\u201d the company said in a statement.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Logical_vs_physical_qubits\"><\/span>Logical vs. physical qubits<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unless you are a quantum enthusiast, we forgive you for not immediately understanding the difference between physical qubits and logical qubits. Physical qubits are the parts that function analogously to bits in a classical computer. Well, apart from the whole quantum superposition part, which means that they can exist in multiple states simultaneously. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Logical qubits on the other hand are more robust forms of qubits, made up of several physical qubits. Essentially, they are a higher-level abstraction with codes that allow errors to be detected and corrected without the need for direct observation which can disturb the quantum state of the physical qubits.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"inarticle-wrapper channel-cta\">\n<div class=\"ica-text\">\n<p class=\"ica-text__title\">TNW Conference 2024, June 20-21 &#8211; Join our Virtual Discount Hunt this week!<\/p>\n<p>For a bit of Easter fun, we\u2019ve hidden a number of discount codes around our Conference website.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Microsoft is packaging the potentially post-NISQ achievement as \u201cLevel 2 Resilient,\u201d and says that advanced capabilities based on these logical qubits will be available in private preview for Azure Quantum Elements customers \u201cin the coming months.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This, however, does not mean that the breakthrough is leading to any direct commercial advantage for Microsoft\u2019s cloud customers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While this is a necessary technological breakthrough on the path towards quantum utility, it would take hundreds of logical qubits to begin making actual scientific breakthroughs, and a quantum-classical hybrid supercomputer with thousands of logical qubits to create commercial advantages. 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