Google Willow: 10 things to know about the new Quantum AI chip

Google Willow: 10 things to know about the new AI chip

Moneycoontrol News| December 10, 2024

Technology

What is Willow?

Willow is Google’s latest quantum chip, boasting state-of-the-art performance metrics. It demonstrates groundbreaking achievements in quantum error correction and computational speed.

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Quantum error correction 

Willow achieves exponential error reduction as more qubits are added, addressing a challenge pursued for nearly 30 years.

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Benchmark speed

Willow performed a computation in under five minutes that would take one of today’s fastest supercomputers 10 septillion years.

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Below-threshold

Willow reduces errors exponentially as qubits scale up, a milestone known as “below threshold.” This is crucial for building scalable logical qubits.

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Superconducting quantum system

The chip includes real-time error correction, ensuring computations are completed without disruption.

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Superconducting quantum system

The chip includes real-time error correction, ensuring computations are completed without disruption.

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Fabrication and design

Willow was developed in Google’s Santa Barbara facility, one of the few built specifically for quantum chip production.

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Technical specifications

Willow features 105 qubits and a ~5x improvement in T1 times over its predecessor, enhancing quantum coherence.

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Applications and  future goals

The chip sets the stage for quantum computing’s first useful, beyond-classical computation, aimed at solving real-world problems.

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