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- Q-CTRL Integrates Error-Suppression Software with Rigetti’s 84-Qubit Quantum Computer
Q-CTRL announced the integration of its Fire Opal quantum performance software with Rigetti’s Ankaa-3 system, enabling automated error suppression on the 84-qubit device via Rigetti’s Quantum Cloud Services (QCS). - Fire Opal Delivers Notable Accuracy Gains in Real-World Benchmarks
Clients like BlueQubit and the Office of the NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer reported performance boosts—observing correct output in larger quantum circuits and improving financial optimization solutions by a factor of 32 compared to default configurations. - Collaboration Aims to Accelerate Quantum Commercialization
The integration expands access to Q-CTRL’s error correction tools for researchers and enterprise users, helping overcome quantum hardware limitations and supporting early-stage adoption across finance and other sectors.
PRESS RELEASE– Q-CTRL, the global leader in quantum infrastructure software, announced the availability of its software integration with Rigetti, a pioneer in superconducting quantum computing. As part of this integration, which was previewed last year, Q-CTRL’s flagship quantum performance management software, Fire Opal, is now available on Ankaa
-3, Rigetti’s latest 84-qubit quantum computer via the Rigetti Quantum Cloud Services platform (QCS®).
Fire Opal addresses the top challenge in quantum computing by improving the capability of quantum computers through automated error suppression. Due to their fragility, quantum computers are highly susceptible to errors, which disrupt their performance. Managing these errors at the hardware level has generally only been possible by a handful of experts globally, and is a major impediment to the commercial adoption of quantum computing.
This strategic integration enables quantum developers, researchers, and enterprise users to access Fire Opal’s quantum error-suppression and performance-enhancement capabilities directly on Rigetti’s highest-performing system.
Clients have already experienced the benefits of this integration for benchmark tests related to their use cases:
For example, BlueQubit was able to boost the performance of specially-developed benchmark tests related to their use case, observing the correct output in 20-qubit circuits, up from 14 qubits in the default Rigetti service configuration.
“We have seen the benefits firsthand of how Q-CTRL’s Fire Opal can improve the performance of Rigetti’s Ankaa-3 devices,” said Hayk Tepanyan, CTO of BlueQubit. “The increasing boost in signal for a peaked-circuits benchmark that Q-CTRL’s error suppression technology delivers shows the promise and progress of quantum hardware to support real-world use cases. We are excited to see Fire Opal deployed in systems like Rigetti. This will allow more users to take advantage of Q-CTRL’s exceptional error suppression techniques.”
Another use case explored in partnership with the Office of the NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer demonstrated dramatic improvements in a financial portfolio optimization using Nasdaq data – selecting assets and managing sector exposure and risk. The solution quality was improved by 32x over the default Rigetti service configuration.
Q-CTRL was a successful recipient in the NSW Government’s Quantum Computing Commercialisation Fund, administered by the Office of the Chief Scientist & Engineer.
“We are delighted to support the development of quantum computing solutions for the finance sector,” said Professor Hugh Durrant-Whyte, Chief Scientist & Engineer, Office of the NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer. “Q-CTRL’s asset selection results using Rigetti’s quantum computer demonstrate the acceleration of quantum computing towards addressing challenging problems at practical scales.”
“Q-CTRL is committed to making quantum hardware truly useful for high-value applications right now and into the future,” said Michael J. Biercuk, Founder and CEO of Q-CTRL. “Bringing our world-leading AI-powered performance-management infrastructure software to Rigetti is an exciting step in broadening access to the most advanced capabilities in quantum computing, and accelerating the path to realizing quantum advantage for end users.”
“We are excited to partner with Q-CTRL to integrate their error suppression capabilities with QCS,” said Subodh Kulkarni, CEO of Rigetti. “Developing and testing customer use cases that provide enhanced performance is an important step towards reaching quantum advantage.”
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