PARIS, Nov. 26, 2024 — Alice & Bob, a world chief within the race for fault-tolerant quantum computing, at present introduced Felis 1.0, its toolbox that includes the first-ever logical qubit emulator. Felis permits customers to arrange for impactful quantum computing at present by facilitating the transition from NISQ to fault-tolerant algorithms.
Whereas logical qubits are crucial to attain the extent of reliability quantum computer systems have to be helpful, in addition they include noticeable variations with respect to at present’s quantum {hardware}. Quantum algorithm builders might want to recompile their algorithms and scale back the overhead launched by error correction to a naked minimal. In consequence, logical qubit emulation is a key transitionary software to look at how future quantum computer systems will differ from at present’s gadgets, to raised perceive what to anticipate from them, and to start out optimizing algorithms for them.
Constructed on prime of Qiskit, the most well-liked quantum computing framework, Felis leverages the facility of the Qiskit ecosystem whereas including cat-qubit-specific capabilities. It permits the execution of logical quantum algorithms and workflows designed for helpful quantum computer systems based mostly on cat qubits, providing a complete platform for algorithm growth and logical qubit experimentation.
Felis customers can tune {hardware} parameters and error charges to mannequin their algorithms on completely different anticipated {hardware} maturity, each within the short- and long-term. The objective of Felis’ flexibility is the exploration of quantum error correction methods with logical qubits based mostly on the progressive cat qubit. This may, in flip, enable researchers to watch potential positive aspects in {hardware} effectivity and on overhead enabled by Alice & Bob’s platform.
Moreover, Alice & Bob has up to date Felis to make it suitable with IBM Qiskit 1.2 so builders can leverage its newest enhancements, together with sooner compilation and emulation.
Felis’ logical qubit emulator is now additionally out there as an execution backend on the Classiq platform. Utilizing Classiq’s highly effective synthesis engine, quantum algorithm builders can now optimize their circuits for logical qubits and examine their sensitivity to noise.
“This integration combines Alice & Bob’s Felis toolbox, a useful useful resource to discover the sensible implications of logical qubits with Classiq’s platform and synthesis engine. The partnership permits builders and researchers to bridge at present’s quantum improvements with tomorrow’s fault-tolerant breakthroughs,” mentioned Nir Minerbi, CEO of Classiq Applied sciences.
As a result of some quantum circuits are too massive to emulate for present classical and quantum {hardware} alike, Alice & Bob’s Felis will shortly be outfitted with a useful resource estimator for cat qubits that initiatives the qubits and assets required for constructing massive quantum circuits. This useful resource estimator already exists as a standalone utility.
You can begin utilizing Felis Logical Emulator proper now on Alice & Bob’s GitHub or on the Classiq’s platform at present.
About Alice & Bob
Alice & Bob is a quantum computing firm based mostly in Paris and Boston whose objective is to create the primary common, fault-tolerant quantum laptop. Based in 2020, Alice & Bob has already raised €30 million in funding, employed over 100 staff and demonstrated experimental outcomes surpassing these of know-how giants similar to Google or IBM. Alice & Bob focuses on cat qubits, a pioneering know-how developed by the corporate’s founders and later adopted by Amazon. Demonstrating the facility of its cat structure, Alice & Bob not too long ago confirmed that it might scale back the {hardware} necessities for constructing a helpful large-scale quantum laptop by as much as 200 occasions in contrast with competing approaches. Alice & Bob first cat qubit chip, Boson 4, is out there for anybody to check by cloud entry. Felis is out there on GitHub, in addition to the useful resource estimator.
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