The Israel Innovation Authority has selected quantum control solutions provider Quantum Machines to build the Israel Quantum Computing Center, the IIA and the company announced Sunday.
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The center is part of the Israel National Quantum Initiative (INQI) and will host Israel's first fully functioning quantum computer that is available to the commercial and research communities. Quantum Machines has won a tender to build the center in conjunction with a consortium of Israeli and international quantum computing companies.
Quantum computers capable of general-purpose quantum computations could revolutionize a broad range of industries. Governments around the world view the development of domestic quantum capabilities as a matter of strategic national interest. China reportedly invested $10 billion in its national quantum initiative and the US announced a $1.2 billion national initiative in 2018. The Israel National Quantum Initiative was launched in 2018, and in February, it rolled out the 1.25 billion-shekel ($363 million) program to develop Israel's first national quantum computer.
Quantum Machines' Quantum Orchestration Platform will be at the heart of the INQI quantum computer. The platform will enable the use of a variety of qubit technologies, while a component-based approach will allow for parts of the system to be upgraded to future quantum technologies. This strategy has been designed to ensure that the quantum computer can keep up with progress in quantum technology.
"We look forward to working with the Israel Innovation Authority (IIA) to lead the development of the country's first fully functioning quantum computing center," said Itamar Sivan, co-founder and CEO of Quantum Machines.
"Our goal is to give Israeli companies access to the most advanced quantum technologies and services so that they can develop deep quantum expertise across industry and academia. This expertise will allow Israeli companies across a broad range of sectors and industries to gain a leading global position," Sivan added.
Other partners in the INQI consortium include Elbit Systems, which will lead the design of quantum applications for the government sector and assign dedicated teams to advance their development; QuantWare, which will be contributing its superconducting Quantum Processing Units (QPUs); ORCA Computing, which will provide a scalable quantum photonics computing system for the initiative; ColdQuanta, which will supply its quantum computing system that is based on cold atoms; ParTec, which is supplying a High-Performance Computing (HPC) platform and services to integrate HPC and quantum computing; and Classiq and Super.tech, which will both be providing state-of-the-art software application layer capabilities, including quantum software development tools and benchmarking software for all of the center's platforms.
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