Recently, the American quantum hardware startup Maybell Quantum announced the launch of a cryogenic platform that can power the next generation of quantum computers - a dilution chiller called "The Maybell Icebox", which is not only smaller, but also can accommodate more qubits.
The Maybell Icebox dilution chiller, image from Maybell Quantum
Quantum computing will have a profound impact on logistics, agriculture, medicine, climate change and many other fields. In specific areas, quantum computing will solve complex tasks that supercomputers take billions of years to complete in seconds. To achieve reliable quantum computing, qubits need to be able to be in a state where fine manipulation and communication are performed through tiny signals.
The aforementioned dilution chiller will help advance quantum computing. Compared to conventional devices, it is smaller, easier to operate, and can hold more qubits.
"Traditional quantum cryogenic systems, which include hundreds of square feet of pipes and wires, typically take months to install and require personnel with PhDs to operate." Maybell CEO Corban Tillemann-Dick said the company's new dilution chiller can be installed in any lab or machine room in a matter of hours, is only slightly larger than a refrigerator, and does not require infrastructure upgrades.
Image courtesy of Maybell Quantum
It is reported that this device is realized through a number of innovative technologies, with 4500 superconducting flexible lines, is the first cryogenic system with a "gate", and the user can operate qubits without disassembling the device. In addition, the device comes with streamlined, secure, open source software and user-centric features.
Currently, The Maybell Icebox devices have gained the favor of the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the U.S. National Security Innovation Capital (NSIC), the U.S. Defense Defense Innovation Group (DIU), and research universities. Professor Javad Shabani of New York University said: "Laboratories at the forefront of quantum research are in urgent need of high-quality, smaller cryogenic systems. That's the device That Maybell is building, and it helps us complete our research faster and accelerate our contribution to quantum science. ”