Fujitsu claims to have developed a quantum computer simulator capable of handling 36-qubit quantum circuits on a cluster system (a cluster) comprising the company’s PRIMEHPC FX 700 supercomputer, which is equipped with the same CPU as the world’s fastest supercomputer, Fugaku.
According to Fujitsu, the quantum simulator consists of 64 nodes on PRIMEHPC FX 700 and can run Qualacs quantum simulation software in parallel at high speed, achieving about double the performance of other similar machines from players such as IBM and Intel. .
Fujitsu adds that it has developed a method that makes it possible to efficiently reorganize the states of the qubits deployed in the distributed memory of the cluster according to the advancement of the quantum circuit.
“The dawn of a new era of computer technology”
“We stand today at the dawn of a new era of computer technology. Fujitsu has succeeded in developing the world’s fastest quantum simulator by applying its leading expertise in computing technology cultivated over decades,” said Vivek Mahajan, CTO of Fujitsu.
Looking ahead, Fujitsu will partner with Fujifilm to use the quantum simulator for materials science research. Meanwhile, Fujitsu aims to develop a 40-qubit simulator by September.
“Going forward, we want to leverage this new quantum simulator for our customers to accelerate the development of quantum applications and ultimately contribute to a sustainable world by solving a range of problems facing society. “says the technical director.
Source: ZDNet.com