2023-08-19
On 19 August, the 2nd CCF Quantum Computing Conference and Quantum Computing Industry Summit kicked off in Hefei. The conference is hosted by the Chinese Computer Federation (CCF), Hefei Municipal People's Government and CCF quantum computing professional group, Hefei High-tech Industrial Development Zone Management Committee, the Chinese Academy of Sciences Key Laboratory of Quantum Information, Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center of Artificial Intelligence Research Institute, the School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering of Anhui University, Anhui Province, Quantum Computing Engineering Research Centre and other units co-organised. The theme of this conference is "Quantum and Ultra Convergence, Great Country Computing Power".CAS Cold Atom was invited to attend the conference, and made a report entitled "Neutral Atom Quantum Computing Industrialisation Progress".
The essential difference between quantum computing and classical computing lies in the use of quantum bits with the characteristics of state superposition, combined with quantum entanglement and Mississippi operation to form a quantum computer endowed with parallel computing capabilities. The neutral atom system is a promising candidate for quantum computing because it does not require cryogenic environments, has no manufacturing defects in the quantum bits, and the quantum bits are easily scalable. In the past year, significant breakthroughs in the scalability of quantum bits, gate manipulation speed, and algorithm demonstration of the neutral atom system have been achieved, and the potential of the system has been fully unleashed.
An important step in the application of quantum computing is to move from laboratory proof-of-concept to robust hardware integration. By transferring the team's mature neutral atom quantum computing technology to the direction of engineering, and by carrying the company's self-developed frequency-stabilised lasers, high-precision integrated optical circuits, and integrated physical systems, CAS Cold Atom has developed the first transportable "HANYUAN —1" quantum computer in China in the form of a beta version, which has the ability to be delivered commercially.