Photonic is collaborating with Redmond tech titan Microsoft in order to advance quantum resource estimation for future large-scale quantum computing systems, the companies recently revealed.
As quantum computing scales beyond a single processor, developers and enterprises need ways to understand the value and benefits associated with distributed architectures and advanced error-correction approaches, according to a statement from the firms.
In response, the companies are working together to help the ecosystem better estimate the resources required to run quantum algorithms, including qubit counts, run time, and overall system overhead.
“As the industry moves from individual quantum processors toward interconnected, distributed systems, understanding the resources required to run meaningful applications becomes increasingly important,” explains Paul Terry, Chief Engineering Officer at Photonic.
“Our partnership with Microsoft has co-innovation at the core, and we are pleased to be leveraging our collective strengths and focusing on QRE, with the goal of giving the industry a clearer picture of what it will take to run practical applications on tomorrow’s quantum hardware,” Terry stated.
The collaboration builds on an existing strategic partnership, with Microsoft having previously invested in Photonic.
Photonic’s “SHYPS” technology represents an advance in reducing the overhead required to operate large-scale quantum computers. By helping quantum computing systems do more with fewer physical qubits, code innovations such as SHYPS play a role in improving the efficiency of high-connectivity architectures.
The Microsoft Quantum Resource Estimator, meanwhile, is an open-source tool that estimates the physical resources and runtime required to run quantum algorithms and applications on a range of future, fault-tolerant quantum systems.
“Quantum resource estimation helps developers understand the real-world requirements of quantum applications before large-scale quantum computers are available,” says Matthias Troyer, Technical Fellow and CVP, Microsoft Quantum. “Working with Photonic, we can explore how distributed architectures and advances in error correction will influence the future scalability and performance of quantum systems.”
Photonic also recently shared plans to launch a multi-tenant semiconductor manufacturing facility in Canada: “Project VANGUARD” is envisioned as “shared national semiconducting manufacturing infrastructure” that would serve commercial and government organizations across quantum computing, artificial intelligence, aerospace, defence, and more.
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