Summary

この1年で量子コンピュータ業界は新たな自信を得ました。量子懐疑論者との戦いではなく、量子コンピュータ企業は、これらの戦いには勝利したと考えており、今後の課題は、いわゆる量子的優位性を達成するのに十分な性能を持つ、より高速で大容量の量子マシンへのロードマップを作成することだと考えています。

米国調査会社インサイドクァンタムテクノロジー（Inside Quantum Technology）の調査レポート「量子プロセッサ:ロードマップと市場予測」は、量子ラボや主要な研究所や大学でのコア量子処理の重要な進展について検証、さらに、各企業の量子プロセッサ戦略が、より一般的なテクノロジーおよび製品戦略にどのように適合するかを確認します。
 

Description

In the past year, the quantum computing industry has gained a new sense of confidence. Instead of fighting battles again quantum skeptics, quantum computer firms mostly believe that these battles have been won and the task now is now to create roadmaps to much faster/higher capacity quantum machines that are unquestionably powerful enough to achieve so-called quantum advantage.

These roadmaps center round new advancements in quantum processors, such as higher capacities in terms of qubits and improved error correction.  They also differ in the marketing approaches deployed by the quantum computer firms.   Quantum processors are the core chips around which quantum computers are created.  In the report, we also examine important developments in core quantum processing in quantum labs and at major institutes and universities.  In addition, we look at how each firm’s quantum processor strategy fits (where this is appropriate) with their more general technology and product strategy.

While quantum processors are the main focus of this report, the study also covers other components of quantum computers including the electronics for the necessary analog control systems and cryo equipment.

The report also includes a quantitative forecast of the evolution of the quantum processors along dimensions such as the number of qubits supported, quantum volume, etc. The forecasts in this report are based on IQT Research’s forecasts of shipments of quantum computers.  These forecasts are now widely used by quantum computer companies throughout the world.

量子プロセッサ:ロードマップと市場予測

Quantum Processors: Roadmaps and Forecasts
Report IQT-QPC-0321
Published March 15, 2021

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Table of Contents

Provisional Table of Contents
Executive Summary
 
Chapter One: Introduction
1.1  Background to this report
1.2  Objective and scope of this report
1.3  Methodology of this report
1.4  Plan of this report
 
Chapter Two: Technical and Market Assessment of Quantum Processor Evolution
2.1  Annealers, Simulators, and Universal Quantum Computers
2.2  The (Current) quantum processor race
2.2.1 Ion Trap Qubits
2.2.2 Neutral Atom Qubits
2.2.3 Photonic Qubits
2.2.4 Spin Qubits
2.2.5 Superconducting Qubits
2.2.6 Topological Qubits
2.3  Reaching Quantum Advantage is a more difficult than reaching Quantum Supremacy
2.4  WYMIWYG – What You Measure Is What You Get
2.5  The full cost of fully error corrected quantum computers
2.6  Why materials matter – for some!
2.7  The increasing importance of enabling technologies
2.7.1 Cryogenics
2.7.2 Microwave technology
2.7.3 Photonic technology
2.7.4 Test and measurement
2.8  Should the two worlds of quantum hardware and quantum software just meet or merge?
2.9  Are some quantum processors better suited to certain applications than others?
2.10  Endgame: Multicores and multiprocessors
 
Chapter Three: Quantum Processor Companies:  Design Philosophies and Roadmaps
3.1 Introduction
3.2 AQT (Alpine Quantum Technologies)
3.3 Honeywell
3.4 Ion Q
3.5 Cold Quanta
3.6 Pasqal
3.7 PsiQuantum
3.8 Xanadu
3.9 Intel
3.10 Silicon Quantum Computing
3.11 D-Wave
3.12 Google
3.13 IBM
3.14 IQM
3.15 Rigetti
3.16 Microsoft
 
Chapter Four: Seven-year Market Forecasts of Quantum Processors
4.1 Forecasting methodology
4.2 Forecast of average number of bits processed per processor by computing technology
4.3 Forecast of type of processing technology used by Quantum Processor
4.4 Quantum processor by core material
4.5 Quantum by number of core processors in machine
4.6 Electronics for analog control of quantum computing systems
4.7 Electronics for cryogenics