Why Google's Quantum Breakthrough Is 'Truly Remarkable' - And What Happens Next
ZDNet, Tuesday, December 17th, 2024
Being able to scale physical qubits reliably is nice, of course. Now comes the hard part: actual circuits.
Google's quantum computing scientists this month demonstrated a breakthrough in the field that reinforces the sense that quantum computing is for real and will be able to find its place among other kinds of computers as a valuable resource.
But much remains to be done: Google's latest quantum chip -- called Willow and fabricated in its Santa Barbara research facility -- is a memory chip. It doesn't actually process any functions, it simply stores a bit to be read. Doing anything with it will involve the long work of developing logical circuits to make use of the "qubits" that make up the chip.