Tiny quantum computer plugs into top Euro supercomputer – because why not?
Compared to quantum systems from the likes of D-Wave and IBM, VTT’s Helmi system is tiny. Built in collaboration with Finnish quantum computing startup IQM in 2021 and housed at the CSC, the system is made up of just five qubits. While VTT does have a quantum system with 20 qubits under development and one with 50 qubits planned for 2024, IBMa 127 qubit Eagle system last year and has a 4,158-qubit system slated to come online in the 2025 timeframe.
But instead of a standalone system, VTT is positioning Helmi as more of a quantum accelerator or co-processor that’s designed to work alongside more powerful systems like Lumi. Introduced in 2021, Lumi is ranked among the world’s top supercomputers. Powered by an all AMD mix of Epyc CPUs, Instinct GPUs, and Slingshot11 interconnects, the combination drove the system to the No. 3 spot on this spring's Top500 at 151 Petaflops of FP64 performance. And heading into the next ranking at SC22 later this month, itThe attachment of Helmi to the larger Lumi system is one of several mixed scientific projects reportedly planned for the supercomputer.
"We are creating the basis for future large-scale quantum computing infrastructure in Finland with this initiative,” Tapio Ala-Nissilä, professor of physics at Aalto, said in a statement. “The first generation of quantum computers will be most valuable for training researchers and students in quantum algorithms and computing and related technologies.” ®
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