Watch this 20min interview with Microsoft Executive VP Jason Zander, as he explains the breakthrough in Quantum Computing announced by Microsoft’s Strategic Missions & Technologies. This is a fairly thorough discussion explaining:
- what makes Microsoft’s topological qubit unique compared to other quantum qubit technologies used elsewhere such as superconducting, trapped ion, neutral atom & photonics
- why Microsoft’s “topoconductor” was critical to this breakthrough & what makes this quantum breakthrough a “new state of matter”
- why Majorana 1’s initial 8 qubits are differentiated from other quantum technologies sporting “larger qubit counts”
- how Microsoft delivers 24 reliable error-corrected qubits in Azure Quantum today & what makes this a practical application
- why having the potential for more than 1 million qubits on a single chip is so important
- the general timeline/roadmap for Majorana 1, Microsoft’s Quantum-on-a-Chip offering
- the initial use cases for Microsoft’s quantum computing technology & the ecosystem
- the 3rd party evaluation of the topological qubit by DARPA’s physicists, resulting in Microsoft’s selection as a finalist for their scalable quantum computer research program
Summary: Microsoft Unveils First Quantum Computing Chip – Bloomberg News
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOP4WbP2TbM
Microsoft announced a major milestone in its quantum computing efforts on Wednesday, unveiling its first quantum computing chip, called Majorana 1. Jason Zander, Microsoft’s executive VP of strategic missions and technologies explains this breakthrough and how it gets quantum computing technology closer to real world applications. Zander speaks to Bloomberg Technology’s Jackie Davalos.
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