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Atom Computing is a quantum computing company based in Berkeley, California. The company builds quantum computers using neutral atom technology.
History[edit]
Atom Computing was founded in January 2018 by Ben Bloom with $5 million in seed funding in August 2018. In July 2021, the company secured $15 million in Series A financing from Venrock, Innovation Endeavors, and Prelude Ventures, and hired Rob Hays from Intel as CEO.[1]
In January 2022, Atom Computing secured an additional $60 million in Series B funding led by Third Point Ventures.[2] In February of the same year, it joined the University of Colorado CUbit Quantum Initiative to "expand and accelerate CU Boulder's quantum efforts."[3] The company partnered with the Chicago Quantum Exchange[4] to collaborate with other physicists to advance the research and accelerate progress of quantum computing.
In September 2022, the company announced it will open a 17,000 sq. ft. research and development facility in Boulder, Colorado.[5][6][7]
Technology[edit]
In July 2021, Atom Computing announced its first-generation, 100-qubit quantum computer, Phoenix, made of nuclear-spin qubits formed from neutral atoms. As of November 2022, Atom Computing is developing its second-generation computing system and the launch system "Valkyrie."[8]
Atom Computing's qubits are formed in a vacuum chamber. First, the alkaline earth element, Strontium-87, is heated up in an ultra-high vacuum oven to release a stream of energetic atoms.[9][10] The atoms are cooled down to just a few millionths of a degree above absolute zero, using lasers. Using optical tweezers and special lasers, the qubits are assembled into a 2D array.[11] From there, quantum processing (computation) can begin to take place, using a sequence of laser pulses.
In this approach, identical qubits are wirelessly controlled using lasers and manipulated using different colored lights. This approach to cooling neutral Strontium atoms and manipulating them inside optical lattices was awarded the 2022 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics.[12]
References[edit]
- ↑ Dorbian, Iris (2021-07-21). "Atom Computing locks $15m Series A". Venture Capital Journal. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
- ↑ "Atom Computing raises $60M to commercialize the world's most stable quantum computer". SiliconANGLE. 2022-01-20. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
- ↑ "Atom Computing, ColdQuanta, Meadowlark Optics and SPIE join as strategic partners with university-led CUbit Quantum Initiative". CUbit Quantum Initiative. 2022-02-16. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
- ↑ "Partners | Chicago Quantum Exchange". chicagoquantum.org. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
- ↑ Lee, Jane Lanhee (2022-09-28). "Atom Computing to invest $100 mln in Colorado for quantum computer center". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
- ↑ Wentling, Nikki (September 29, 2022). "Atom Computing opens new quantum site in Boulder, plans to invest $100M in Colorado". Denver Business Journal. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
- ↑ "Company vows to build quantum computers in Colorado". FOX31 Denver. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
- ↑ "Quantum Watch: Neutral Atoms Draw Growing Attention as Promising Qubit Technology". HPCwire. 2022-01-25. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
- ↑ Barnes, Katrina; Battaglino, Peter; Bloom, Benjamin J.; Cassella, Kayleigh; Coxe, Robin; Crisosto, Nicole; King, Jonathan P.; Kondov, Stanimir S.; Kotru, Krish; Larsen, Stuart C.; Lauigan, Joseph (2022-05-19). "Assembly and coherent control of a register of nuclear spin qubits". Nature Communications. 13 (1): 2779. doi:10.1038/s41467-022-29977-z. ISSN 2041-1723. Unknown parameter
|s2cid=ignored (help) - ↑ "Atom computing raises $15M and launches first-generation quantum computer | College of Chemistry". chemistry.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
- ↑ "TQI Exclusive: Atom Computing's CEO Believes Neutral Atoms Offer Fastest Path to Scalable Quantum Computing". The Quantum Insider. 2022-05-03. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
- ↑ "NIST/JILA Fellow Jun Ye Wins Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics". NIST. 2021-09-09.
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