Atos and IQM partner up in quantum simulation
16 Novembre 2022 - 2:00PM
Atos and IQM partner up in quantum simulation
Paris, France
–November
16, 2022 – Atos
and IQM today announce the signature of a partnership to deliver
end-to-end quantum computing technologies and capabilities, as part
of the Group’s hybrid computing strategy. As the market is shifting
to real-world quantum computing applications, this partnership will
see the integration of IQM’s Quantum Processing Unit (QPU) into
Atos’ QLM and, more globally, into Atos’ quantum application
development platform.
This unique proposition on the market enables
customers to seamlessly program their Quantum Computing
applications and run them on the QLM framework perfectly emulating
all attributes of the target quantum hardware (topology, gate set,
noise model). By doing so, customers could then directly execute
these applications on real-world IQM Quantum Computing hardware
without any need to modify them.
Atos’ exascale strategy will use Artificial
Intelligence technologies and quantum computing as accelerators in
traditional HPC workflows, in order to achieve lower time to
solution and a reduced energy footprint. To that end,
supercomputers will use the Atos QLM quantum application
development platform as a gateway to Quantum Computing resources
(emulated or real hardware) in hybrid computing workflows. With an
emulation capacity of up to 41 Qubits, Atos’ QLM Application
programming Environment will help its customers to develop hybrid
applications, using the gate, annealing and analog quantum
computing paradigms, together with IQM QPU, offering 20 Qubits
today and up to 50 Qubits committed by 2023.
In 2020, IQM was selected to be part of Scaler,
the Atos Accelerator program, starting the cooperation between
Atos’ Quantum Computing R&D team and IQM labs to tightly couple
the Atos QLM and the IQM’s range of QPUs, in order to provide
optimum results to their joint customers.
This long-term relationship has also fostered
several research programs in Europe, with the most recent one
between IQM, Leibniz Rechenzentrum (LRZ) and Atos, with the
aim to boost supercomputers using hybrid scalar/quantum computing
technologies, as part of Q-Exa project.
“We are glad to reinforce our relationship with
IQM to empower our customers with best-in-class quantum computing
technologies to prepare the future.” said Emmanuel Le
Roux, Group SVP, Global Head of HPC, AI &
Quantum at Atos “At Atos we believe that
hybrid platforms are the foundation stone of all future digital
simulation, especially with the acceleration of quantum. With this
partnership Atos will become a trusted Value Added Integrator of
IQM with the capacity to not only sell and install IQM QPU’s at
customers’ premises, but to integrate them into a more complex
Hybrid Computing environment, which is in line with our Hybrid
Computing strategy for exascale announced in February 2022 with the
unveiling of our new BullSequana XH3000 supercomputer.”
Dr. Jan Goetz, CEO and Co-founder of IQM
Quantum Computers, commented “We are excited to strengthen
our partnership with Atos and create this unique offering for our
customers globally. This partnership is an important next step
towards quantum readiness for the industry and we’re glad that Atos
has selected IQM for this product offering. This is also an
important milestone for the commercialization of quantum
accelerators for supercomputing centers, and for our quantum
computers to be sold globally."
The first quantum simulator available on the
market as early as 2016 and already used in many countries
worldwide (including
Austria, Brazil, Finland, France, Germany, India, Japan, UK,
United States) the Atos QLM enables researchers and engineers to
develop applications and experiment with quantum software. The QLM
combines an ultra-compact, highly powerful large memory system with
a universal programming language meaning that quantum applications
can be developed without the need for quantum hardware. This new
collaboration finally allows users to unleash the full potential of
their quantum algorithms by seamlessly transitioning to actual
quantum hardware provided by IQM.
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About AtosAtos is a global
leader in digital transformation with 112,000 employees and annual
revenue of c. € 11 billion. European number one in cybersecurity,
cloud and high performance computing, the Group provides tailored
end-to-end solutions for all industries in 71 countries. A pioneer
in decarbonization services and products, Atos is committed to a
secure and decarbonized digital for its clients. Atos is a SE
(Societas Europaea) and listed on Euronext Paris.
The purpose of Atos is to help design the future
of the information space. Its expertise and services support the
development of knowledge, education and research in a multicultural
approach and contribute to the development of scientific and
technological excellence. Across the world, the Group enables its
customers and employees, and members of societies at large to live,
work and develop sustainably, in a safe and secure information
space.
Contact:Constance Arnoux |
constance.arnoux@atos.net | +33 (0)6 44 12 16 35
About IQM Quantum
ComputersIQM is the pan-European leader in building
quantum computers. IQM provides on-premises quantum computers for
supercomputing data centres and research labs and offers full
access to its hardware. For industrial customers, IQM delivers a
quantum advantage through a unique application-specific, co-design
approach.
IQM is building Finland’s first commercial
54-qubit quantum computer with VTT, and an IQM-led consortium
(Q-Exa) is building a quantum accelerator in Germany. The computer
will be integrated into an HPC supercomputer to create an
accelerator for future scientific research. IQM has over 180
employees with offices in Paris, Madrid, Munich and Espoo.
Contact:Raghunath Koduvayur,
Head of Marketing and Communications | Raghunath@meetiqm.com | +358
50 4876509
www.meetiqm.com
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