Xiaohong, a 504-qubit quantum computing chip developed by Chinese scientists, is set to revolutionize the field of quantum computing. Manufactured by the Center of Excellence for Quantum Information and Quantum Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Xiaohong is the largest quantum computing chip produced in China to date.
The new chip aims to upgrade systems that manage the interaction and operation of quantum bits (qubits) in quantum computers. Scientists hope that Xiaohong will help improve quantum computers so they can handle more complex tasks, as reported by Live Science on May 13.
Chinese quantum computing company QuantumCTek received the first Xiaohong chip and will work with China Quantum Telecommunications Group to integrate the chip into a new quantum computer. This system will then be accessible to researchers worldwide through a quantum computing cloud platform of the China Quantum Telecommunications Corporation.
Wang Zhen, deputy director at China Quantum Telecommunications Group, stated that the new system will enable users in many fields to efficiently conduct research on problems and algorithms of practical value, while accelerating the application of quantum computing to real-world situations. Xiaohong is designed to meet the performance standards of cloud-based quantum computing platforms like those produced by IBM or AWS.
However, Gong Ming, a researcher at the Center of Excellence for Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, noted that Xiaohong is not aimed at being a technological rival to advanced US chips such as IBM’s 1,121-qubit IBM Quantum Condor chip. Rather, accessing Xiaohong through the cloud will promote the development of large-scale quantum computing measurement and control systems (QCMCS).
