American quantum computer is million times faster than supercomputers

D-Wave Quantum Inc, California startup company operates in the field of quantum computer for commercial applications, solves a useful problem in reality with the prototype of D-Wave Advantage 2. Science.

According to the Moore law, the calculated power and microchip performance doubled every two years. In a short time after the computer was born, we witnessed a great change in their capabilities, even when they continued to shrink the size.

Scientists are seeking to make a big and better computer to perform Exascale calculation and help solve problems such as climate change and drug detection. However, many people believe that such a problem is beyond the ability of supercomputers. Instead, quantum computer uses quantum mechanics and can perform the calculation that the fastest supercomputers now take several years. Although there are many noise around this field with companies trying to make more computers, the information storage unit and technology deployment in reality are still unclear.

The research team in D-Wave conducted a simulation with spin glass, a problem in materials very difficult to calculate. The magnetic mineral is used in many diverse applications from medicine to semiconductor, sensor design, motor … However, because these materials are extremely small, understanding their interactions is a challenge for new materials detection.

Because quantum physics dominate the behavior of the material, understanding the quantum state of the magnetic mineral can help identify new applications from the material. High -performance computer centers (HPC) and supercomputers use graphic processors (GPUs) to conduct such calculations. This method not only requires a lot of energy but also takes time.

The team in D-Wave said that this is a problem that needs to be handled through the use of the ADVANTAGE 2-compost computer. A computer uses quantum mechanics to find the optimal solution for the complex problem. According to this approach, the system starts with a series of feasible solutions in high energy state, towards reaching low energy state or at least with the incubation process – slowly changing the parameters of the system.

When the D-Wave team raises the problem of their quantum computer and the Frontier supercomputer at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (Ornl), the quantum computer for results within a few minutes. In contrast, supercomputers can take up to one million years to solve the problem. D-Wave allows approaching their processors through cloud services. The company’s processor has been 4 times larger with thousands of quobites added.