Latest Quantum Systems & Engineering News

  • Jul- 2025 -
    12 July
    Research News Microsoft Majorana 1

    Microsoft’s Majorana‑1 Chip Demonstrates X and Z Loop Parity Measurements

    Microsoft’s Azure Quantum team has released a new scientific paper (Distinct Lifetimes for X and Z Loop Measurements in a Majorana Tetron Device) presenting the first experimental evidence of complementary Pauli-X and Pauli-Z parity measurements on a topological qubit. The results, announced by Microsoft Quantum Technical Fellow Chetan Nayak in a LinkedIn update, showcase the ability to “harness a topoconductor…

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  • Mar- 2025 -
    4 March
    Industry & Ecosystem News Zuchongzhi 3.0

    Zuchongzhi 3.0 Quantum Chip: Technical Analysis and Implications

    China’s quantum computing powerhouse, the Zuchongzhi research teams, just unveiled Zuchongzhi 3.0, a new superconducting quantum processor with 105 qubits, marking a major leap in quantum computing performance. Announced in March 2025 by a University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) team led by Pan Jianwei, Zhu Xiaobo, and Peng Chengzhi, this prototype boasts unprecedented processing speed – reportedly…

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  • Feb- 2025 -
    28 February
    Industry & Ecosystem News Amazon AWS Ocelot Quantum Chip

    AWS Announces Ocelot Chip for Ultra-Reliable Qubits

    Amazon Web Services (AWS) has officially unveiled Ocelot, its first in-house quantum computing chip, marking a significant milestone in the company’s quantum ambitions. Announced on February 27, 2025, Ocelot is a prototype processor designed from the ground up to tackle quantum error correction in a more resource-efficient way. AWS claims the new chip can reduce the overhead (and thus cost)…

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  • 23 February
    Industry & Ecosystem News Microsoft Majorana 1

    Microsoft’s Majorana-Based Quantum Chip – Beyond the Hype

    In February 2025, Microsoft unveiled “Majorana 1,” an eight-qubit quantum chip built on a topological qubit architecture – a first-of-its-kind design leveraging exotic Majorana quasiparticles. This chip uses a new material called a “topoconductor” (a specially engineered topological superconductor) made from indium arsenide and aluminum, which can host and control Majorana zero modes (MZMs) to serve as qubits. Microsoft’s announcement…

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  • Dec- 2024 -
    11 December
    Industry & Ecosystem News Google Willow Quantum Computing Chip

    Google Announces Willow Quantum Chip

    Google has unveiled a new quantum processor named “Willow”, marking a major milestone in the race toward practical quantum computing. The 105-qubit Willow chip demonstrates two breakthroughs that have long eluded researchers: it dramatically reduces error rates as qubit count scales up, and it completed a computational task in minutes that would take a classical supercomputer longer than the age…

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  • Nov- 2024 -
    20 November
    Industry & Ecosystem News IBM Heron 2 Quantum Chip

    IBM Unveils 156-Qubit ‘Heron R2’ Quantum Processor

    IBM has announced a new 156-qubit quantum processor called Heron R2, marking a significant upgrade to its quantum computing hardware portfolio. The Heron R2 chip is the second-generation follow-up to IBM’s 133-qubit “Heron” processor introduced in late 2023. Building on its predecessor, the Heron R2 not only adds more qubits but also delivers major improvements in qubit coherence, gate fidelity,…

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  • Aug- 2024 -
    30 August
    Industry & Ecosystem News India DRDO 6-qubit

    India Tests First Indigenous 6-Qubit Quantum Processor

    India has achieved a significant quantum computing milestone with its first successful test of a homegrown 6-qubit superconducting quantum processor. A team of scientists from the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) completed end-to-end testing of the 6-qubit device, marking a major step in India’s quantum research efforts​. This…

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  • May- 2024 -
    11 May
    Industry & Ecosystem News Xiaohong

    China Unveils Xiaohong: A 504-Qubit Processor

    Chinese researchers have announced “Xiaohong”, a new superconducting quantum processor boasting 504 qubits – the largest such chip ever built in China​. This record-breaking processor, developed by the CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics in collaboration with industry partner QuantumCTek, vaults China into the upper echelon of quantum hardware achievements. Xiaohong’s qubit count surpasses previous domestic…

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  • Apr- 2024 -
    4 April
    Industry & Ecosystem News Quantinuum - Trap inside a chamber

    Microsoft Announces Record Breaking Logical Qubit Results

    Microsoft and Quantinuum have announced a major quantum computing breakthrough: the creation of the most reliable logical qubits on record, with error rates 800 times lower than those of physical qubits. In an achievement unveiled on April 3, 2024, the teams reported running over 14,000 quantum circuit trials without a single uncorrected error. This accomplishment was made possible by combining…

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  • Jan- 2024 -
    15 January
    Industry & Ecosystem News Origin Quantum Wukong

    Origin Quantum’s Wukong: China’s 72-Qubit Processor

    In a major milestone for China’s quantum tech ambitions, Hefei-based startup Origin Quantum has unveiled “Wukong,” a 72-qubit superconducting quantum processor. Launched on January 6, 2024, this third-generation quantum computer is China’s first home-grown superconducting quantum computer and the most advanced of its kind in the country​​. The system – named after the Monkey King Sun Wukong (famed for “72…

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  • Dec- 2023 -
    28 December
    Industry & Ecosystem News IBM Heron Quantum Computing Chip

    IBM Unveils Next-Gen 133-Qubit ‘Heron’ Quantum Processor

    IBM has announced a new superconducting quantum processor, code-named “Heron,” featuring 133 qubits and a host of architectural advances. The IBM Quantum Heron chip was unveiled at the IBM Quantum Summit 2023 as the company’s latest milestone in its quantum computing roadmap. IBM touts Heron as a next-generation processor that delivers significantly improved performance and reliability compared to its predecessors.…

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  • 11 December
    Industry & Ecosystem News IBM Condor Quantum Chip

    IBM Unveils Condor: 1,121‑Qubit Quantum Processor

    IBM has announced “Condor,” a superconducting quantum processor with a record-breaking 1,121 qubits – the largest of its kind to date. Unveiled at the IBM Quantum Summit 2023, Condor marks the first quantum chip to surpass 1,000 qubits, a milestone many in the field have eyed as a crucial step toward practical quantum computing. The new processor, built on IBM’s…

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  • Oct- 2023 -
    14 October
    Industry & Ecosystem News Jiuzhang 3.0

    Jiuzhang 3.0: China’s Photonic Quantum Computer

    Chinese researchers have announced Jiuzhang 3.0, a new photonic quantum computing prototype that set a record by detecting 255 photons in a boson sampling experiment​. Unveiled in October 2023 by a team led by renowned physicist Pan Jianwei, Jiuzhang 3.0 pushes the boundaries of photonic quantum computing with a demonstration that is 10 quadrillion times faster at solving a Gaussian…

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  • Feb- 2023 -
    24 February
    Research News Google Quantum

    Google Claims Breakthrough in Quantum Error Correction

    Google has announced a significant advancement in correcting errors inherent in today’s quantum computers, a crucial step toward overcoming the most challenging technical barrier in developing this revolutionary technology. The findings were published in the journal Nature. Quantum computers face difficulties in producing useful results because qubits, the fundamental units of quantum information, maintain their quantum states for only a…

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  • Nov- 2022 -
    30 November
    Industry & Ecosystem News IBM Osprey Quantum Chip

    IBM Osprey: A 433-Qubit Quantum Leap

    IBM has announced Osprey, a superconducting quantum processor with a record-breaking 433 qubits – by far the largest of its kind as of its 2022 debut. Revealed at the IBM Quantum Summit in November 2022, Osprey more than triples the qubit count of IBM’s previous 127-qubit Eagle chip​. IBM says this new processor “brings us a step closer to the…

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