Horizon Quantum, a Singapore-based quantum software startup, has assembled and integrated its first quantum computer, making it the first quantum software company to own and operate its own quantum computer.
This was achieved by combining Maybell’s cryogenic platform, control electronics from Quantum Machines, and a Rigetti superconducting quantum processor. Designed as a modular system, the system will enable Horizon Quantum to swap in and out of additional control electronics and quantum processors.
According to Horizon Quantum, owning and operating its own computers will enable it to test and integrate its software infrastructure with quantum hardware stacks. By integrating its execution stack directly with the electronic systems controlling the quantum processor, the company believes it can narrow the gap between the ideal theoretical model of quantum computation and its practical realisation.
While this first quantum computer is based on superconducting qubits, Horizon Quantum aims to be operational on as many hardware platforms as possible, integrating with both cloud-based systems and quantum computers hosted in traditional data centres.
