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Briefing
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- 72-Qubit Quantum Processor – Google announced first 72-qubit quantum processor, known as Bristlecone, at annual American Physical Society meeting in Los Angeles
- Greater than IBM – 72-qubits greater than 50-qubit quantum processor IBM introduced in November 2017 and Google’s previous 9-qubit processor
- Purpose – Serve as testbed for testing error rates and scalability of qubit technology, as well as applications in machine learning, and quantum simulation and optimization
- Quantum Supremacy – Quantum processor one step closer to achieving quantum supremacy, where quantum computers beat classical machines in performance
- Quantum Computer Applications – Include medicine, chemistry, and applications that require high optimization
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Sector
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Information Technology
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Organization
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Google Inc.
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Source
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Kelly, J., "A preview of Bristlecone, Google’s new quantum processor",
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Vijayan, J., "Google previews largest quantum computing processor to date",
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Whitwam, R., "Google announces ‘Bristlecone’ quantum computing chip",
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Original Publication Date
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March 5, 2018
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