When we hear the term Quantum computing, our minds usually go to big companies like Google, IBM , and Microsoft. However, it seems that now a new player has entered the field of Quantum computing.
The American company Honeywell, which is involved in several industries, announced that it will unveil "the most powerful quantum computer ever" in the coming months.
The company announced that it has made strategic investments “in quantum software and new algorithms from Cambridge Quantum Computing (CQC) and Zapata Computing.”.
Additionally, Honeywell will partner with Microsoft's Azure Quantum, which will bring Honeywell's quantum computer to the quantum services market.
Most quantum computers revolve around superconducting qubits and supercooled circuits. However, quantum computer is talking about quantum volume. Volume is proportional to how many complex problems a quantum computer can solve.
According to Honeywell, its quantum computer reaches a massive volume of at least 64, while IBM managed to achieve a maximum volume of 32 in its quantum computers.
To achieve this, Honeywell's computer uses something called ion traps. It holds electrically charged atoms in a superposition state. As MIT Technology notes, ion traps are more precise and hold qubits for longer periods of time.
Honeywell claims it can stop a quantum computation and restart it on a different path, depending on the results.
Last year, Google claimed to have the world's most powerful quantum computer with quantum supremacy of 53 qubits. For those who don't know, quantum supremacy is the ability of quantum computing devices to solve problems that ordinary computers cannot.
However, IBM later shot down Google 's claims , as its quantum computer only solved one specific equation.
Honeywell's claim will certainly be met with skepticism, and we'll wait to see if it actually does what it promises.
