The design of the Quantum Processing Unit by Infleqtion has been successfully completed !

Our Moonshot Cold-Atom Quantum Computing project has achieved an important milestone: the design of a critical part of the quantum computer has been completed by Infleqtion.

At the center of the cold-atom quantum computer, we have the Quantum Processing Unit (QPU) system. This system host the quantum bits, here atoms, inside an advanced vacuum system which is one of the key technology of Infleqtion. To manipulate precisely these atoms for performing quantum computation, we need to send them a variety of laser beams. Infleqtion also has the expertise to design and assemble the complex optical and opto-mechanical system to deliver the laser beams at the specified position onto the atoms.

Following almost one year of effort from the Infleqtion team, and many meetings with the researchers at the Institute for Molecular Science (IMS) led by the Project Investigators Sylvain and Tomita of the Ohmori laboratory, Infleqtion have successfully completed a design that pass all pre-defined requirements and produced this impressive-looking model of the QPU (see image).

The next step will be the assembly and testing of its performance by the Infleqtion team, before shipping the QPU to IMS where it will be integrated with the laser systems prepared by students and researchers part of the three projects (Ohmori PI, Sylvain PI and Tomita PI).

Rendering of the Quantum Processing Unit design completed by Infleqtion.