Intel to Provide a Test Bed Quantum Processor to Argonne National Laboratory

The machine will be installed later this year at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory which hosts Q-NEXT, a DOE National Quantum Information Science Research Center. The Q-NEXT scientists and will use it to test out quantum programs and provide feedback to Intel about the overall operation. Intel has been working on quantum processors using a spin qubit technology built with their advanced manufacturing facility on 300 mm wafers. They presented 14 papers at last month's APS conference on several aspects of their quantum research including papers on the hardware, software, error correction, and development of a first-of-a-kind cryogenic wafer prober. Although specifics of the machine they intend on installing at Argonne have not been released, we believe it will have a relatively small number of qubits for testing and validating the basic technology. However, Intel's long-term goal is to leverage their precision manufacturing capabilities to create large fault tolerant machines for use in production applications. Additional information about Intel's collaboration with Argonne is available in a news release posted on the Argonne website here.

April 11, 2022