Honeywell introduces next-gen quantum computer with 10 qubits

Bengaluru: Tech company Honeywell on Friday introduced its next-generation quantum computer, the System Model H1.

The H1 generation of computer, which uses trapped-ion technology, is strategically designed to be rapidly upgraded throughout its lifetime, said the company.

Honeywell said the computer initially offers 10 fully connected qubits, a proven quantum volume of 128 and unique features such as mid-circuit measurement and qubit reuse.

Quantum volume is a metric of the overall compute power of a quantum computer.

According to a report in TechCrunch, the H1’s quantum volume is higher than comparable efforts by IBM.

But it is far behind what trapped-ion quantum computing startup IonQ claimed earlier this month it was able to achieve with 32 qubits.