Quantum Brilliance and NVIDIA Deepen Collaboration on Quantum Computing Development
Leading manufacturer of diamond-based quantum computers and NVIDIA develop Quantum Optimized Device Architecture (QODA)
STUTTGART, Germany, July 13, 2022 ---- Quantum Brilliance, a leading developer of quantum computing products and solutions, and NVIDIA are jointly developing the world's first hybrid platform for quantum and classical computing. This was announced by the two partners at the Q2B conference for quantum computing in Tokyo. NVIDIA QODA (Quantum Optimized Device Architecture) is designed to provide a unified environment in which the computing power of quantum and classical processors can be combined. The goal is to simplify the use of quantum computers for business-critical applications and edge applications.
"NVIDIA has revolutionized high-performance computing and is bringing innovation to the quantum computing industry. The new QODA platform is a major step forward," said Dr. Marcus Doherty, Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Quantum Brilliance. "Our unique diamond quantum microprocessor, which can operate at room temperature, takes advantage of the hybrid approach and will significantly enrich the HPC and embedded computing landscape. This is because the combination of classical and quantum hardware makes it possible to fully exploit the potential of the technology in the short term. In this way, classic computing power – for example through an NVIDIA graphics processor (GPU) – can be combined with a high-performance quantum processor (QPU). The new NVIDIA QODA platform provides the framework for this vision."
"More and more researchers around the world believe that hybrid solutions of classical and quantum computing enable new scientific breakthroughs," said Tim Costa, Director of HPC and Quantum Computing Products at NVIDIA. "By collaborating with innovative companies like Quantum Brilliance, we aim to revolutionize quantum computing with NVIDIA QODA by quickly providing many developers with access to the best tools in both worlds."
Quantum Brilliance's software and application developers will use NVIDIA computer processors and QODA to develop quantum emulators that mimic the nitrogen vacancies (NV centers) in the company's diamond-based quantum computers to enable efficient simulations of an ever-increasing number of qubits.
"In addition to the emulators, we use Quantum Brilliance's qbOS software development kit to develop 'flagship' applications. These focus on the massive parallel use of quantum computers for molecular simulations as well as edge applications for signal processing, for example in the conversion of speech to text. The NVIDIA QODA platform will accelerate and make progress in these applications measurable for customers and partners," said Dr. Mark Mattingley-Scott, Head of Europe at Quantum Brilliance.
In this fast-growing industry, many developers have been using unstable, room-sized quantum mainframes. With its rugged, rack-sized quantum computers, Quantum Brilliance is considered a powerful innovator – the computers use synthetic diamonds, operate at room temperature in any environment, and can be miniaturized enough to fit in the palm of your hand.