Quantum Circuits is excited to introduce a new, unique, and powerful quantum computing system – the Aqumen Seeker. Built on Dual-Rail Cavity Qubit technology, the Seeker delivers integrated error detection for the first time to the quantum computing market, marking a leap in feature depth that enhances algorithm development and accelerates the timeline toward efficient error correction.
The Seeker is a giant step in the evolution of our approach to build robust systems in which we correct first and then scale. We carefully understand the performance of each component, each qubit, each gate, instead of building large Quantum Processing Units (QPUs) brute-force and postponing the greater task of error correction.
The Seeker naming is deliberate. We invite users to explore its unique features, search for new ways to explore quantum algorithms, and discover what can be accomplished with new tools like quantum error detection and its intersection with advanced real-time control flow. We encourage users to explore. Find new solutions to challenging problems, and seek new quantum frontiers.
Efficient error correction is the cornerstone of our approach to accelerating the roadmap to fault tolerance and quantum advantage. Comprised of eight Dual-Rail Cavity Qubits (DRQs), the Seeker is a milestone on this timeline. DRQs are a unique approach to building and deploying the physical qubit. They still provide the same universal quantum computational capability as other platforms in the industry, but they also introduce error detection as a built-in hardware feature. This can let the user know, with high fidelity, which DRQ has an error at which point in the algorithm. Not only is this a valuable addition to near-term quantum algorithm design workflows, it is an essential bridge to faster error correction. It reduces the hardware needed to realize scalable quantum computing, thereby hastening the era of fault tolerance.
With the release of this QPU, Quantum Circuits rounds out its full stack offering, providing Seeker access via the Aqumen Cloud service with full integration with our SDK and Simulator. Our Alpha Program partners will enjoy full access as we ramp up online availability. They will have the opportunity to execute programs written in our fully featured QCDL programming framework, together with Qiskit, on the only QPU that can execute hardware-native error detection operations in the industry.
The Seeker is assembled in a nearest-neighbor topology. With world-class state preparation and measurement, together with excellent single and two-qubit gate performance, users can execute high-fidelity quantum applications and benchmarks. Despite the unique capabilities of DRQs and the novel error detection features, simple universal quantum computing with typical gate sets are still seamlessly supported just as they are across other quantum hardware vendors, including X, Z, CNOT, etc.
The Seeker provides users with a host of new capabilities. It delivers a novel platform on which to devise, test, execute, and analyze error correction protocols. Next, owing to the superconducting architecture and DRQ design, both throughput and fidelities are high, a unique blend in the industry that facilitates efficiency and saves time. Additionally, the confluence of error detection and advanced real-time control flow offers users an enhanced quantum toolkit to explore new classes of algorithms and enhance performance of existing ones.
Please reach out to us if you’d like access to the full Seeker data sheet. We also invite users who are interested in learning more about our Alpha Program and being one of the first to run advanced quantum programs on the Aqumen Seeker to reach out to us on the Contact Us page. We’d love to hear from you!
