Quantum computing at room temperature

Quantum Brilliance won a public tender and is selling this solution for the first time in Europe. The second-generation Quantum Development Kit (QB-QDK 2.0) combines classic and quantum processors in a 19-inch server rack. The hardware is used together with a virtual emulator for High Performance Computing (HPC). With this investment, Fraunhofer IAF is strengthening the organization's own research infrastructure as part of a comprehensive quantum computing ecosystem.

Stable qubits at room temperature

The Quantum Brilliance quantum processors used in the accelerators use synthetic diamond substrates in whose atomic carbon lattices individual nitrogen atoms are placed using an innovative process. This creates nitrogen-vacancy centers (NV centers), which act as qubits for quantum mechanical calculations. In contrast to other quantum mainframes, these quantum accelerators can be installed in 19-inch server racks and operated at room temperature. They therefore do not require an extensive, cost- and energy-intensive cooling system to keep the qubits in a stable state.

Hybrid system of QPUs, CPUs and NVIDIA GPUs

The QB-QDK 2.0 is a hybrid computing node in which 'classic' CPUs, NVIDIA GPUs and the quantum processor (QPU) from Quantum Brilliance work in close proximity to each other within a single rack. This architecture can be used to research different variants of algorithms for hybrid computing systems that combine quantum-based and classic neural networks, for example, and thus enable more powerful methods for machine learning.

Quantum Brilliance and Fraunhofer IAF have already worked together on several occasions, including within the framework of DE-BRILL. This government-funded project focuses on the further development of quantum computing technologies with diamond-based qubits.

The QB-QDK2.0 now also extends the existing Quantum Brilliance software suite at Fraunhofer IAF in Freiburg. This consists of the open source development kit Qristal SDK and the Qristal Emulator and allows users to simulate quantum computer backends with realistic noise models based on the CUDA-Q platform from NVIDIA.

Quantum Brilliance is being supported in the installation of the new system by IT system integrator SVA System Vertrieb Alexander.

Founded in 2019, Quantum Brilliance is an Australian-German venture capital backed manufacturer of quantum computing hardware. The company offers quantum accelerators made of synthetic diamonds as well as a set of software tools and applications. The vision is to enable the widespread use of quantum accelerators - to enable companies to use edge computing applications and next-generation supercomputers. Quantum Brilliance has partnerships in North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region and works with governments, high-performance computing centers, research institutions and IT industry leaders.