Subj : Intel launches new quantum chip that could one day make x86 obsol
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Fri Jun 16 2023 17:00:03

Intel launches new quantum chip that could one day make x86 obsolete

Date:
Fri, 16 Jun 2023 15:53:21 +0000

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Intel is giving researchers a head start with quantum computing with the 
launch of Tunnel Falls.

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Global chipmaker Intel has lifted the wraps off its Tunnel Falls 12-qubit 
silicon-based chip, which it says marks the next step toward building a 
full-stack commercial quantum computing system. 

This is a move that represents the companys first silicon spin qubit device 
that it has released to the research community, so while it may not be a full 
production chip destined for quantum computers near you anytime soon, its a 
significant milestone in the companys timeline for commercializing the future 
technology. 

With Tunnel Falls, Intel hopes that specific research partners can get to 
work on, well, research, rather than having to focus on developing their own 
devices. The company also calls out academic institutions for simply not 
having the high-volume manufacturing fabrication equipment that it does. 
Intel is one step closer to commercializing quantum computing 

The company highlights that qubits can simultaneously operate in multiple 
states enabling unprecedented levels of parallelism and computing efficiency, 
making them perfectly suited to high-performance computing in sectors like 
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Silicon spin qubits like Tunnel Falls work by encoding information (0s and 
1s) during the spin of a single electron, which Intel says makes them 
superior to other rival qubit technologies because of their synergy with 
transistors. 

The chipmaker said: Being the size of a transistor, they are up to 1 million 
times smaller than other qubit types measuring approximately 50 nanometers by 
50 nanometers, which is hoped to unlock efficient scaling potential. 

This example serves as an indicator of Intels direction, and already it is 
working on a next-generation quantum chip which is said to be based on Tunnel 
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/news/this-intel-chip-brings-us-one-step-closer-to-co
mmercial-quantum-computing


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