Thats very cool. Maybe QCTRL is right, future will end up being heterogeneous with trapped ion memory and superconducting QPU. IonQ and IBM set up nicely as two vertically integrated leaders in superconducting and natural atoms.

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Qctrl is such a cool company can’t wait for them to IPO one day

I agree. My comments in response to the new QCTRL paper, which says a combined heterogeneous architecture (using both a superconducting QPU Trapped-ions as memory) may be the most efficient way to scale and build a system for certain types of algorithms (like shors). DARPA obviously interested in this approach as well via the HARQ program, which QCTRL and IONQ are involved in. If IONQ is building the interconnects to make this type of system possible, I think theyd want to control the whole hardware stack. Doesnt take away from the advantages of a solely trapped-ion based system. As Chris Monroe recently stated, IonQs Trapped-ion roadmap is the only known way to build a scaled system that offers all-to-all connectivity which will be needed for more complex algorithms.

My thought was solely related to the QCTRL heterogeneous architecture paper which i believe says for certain types of problems (like running Shors) it may be most efficient to use a superconducting QPU with a trapped-ion system or neutral atom system used for memory. IonQ involved in HARQ and is already trying to build the interconnects to make this possible. I dont think a neutral atom system would currently add any new capability for IONQ under this architecture.

Probably not but interesting to think about in light of HarQ program and QCtrl paper. Google already pursuing a similar dual modality approach. And IonQ likes to own the full stack.

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We know there’s retail (non-mil) demand, QCtrl told us so. Chicken & egg problem: can’t do commercial scale w/out supply chain, can’t get it without mass orders or invest. So this comes from DoD & Govt. check the quantum bills.

$cccx invested in UofT fabrication for chip scale. Skyt also linked. Whether or not Skyt doing chips for q-sensing cos (QCtrl, Vector Atomic, Beacon Photonics) or just q-compute doesn’t bother me or alter thesis.

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