Quantum Circuits’ error-corrected gate-model technology accelerates D-Wave’s dual-platform product roadmap, with plans to make initial gate-model system available in 2026.
PALO ALTO, Calif.—D-Wave Quantum Inc., a developer of quantum computing systems, software, and services, recently announced that it completed its previously reported acquisition of Quantum Circuits Inc.
D-Wave Quantum is reported to be the “the world’s first commercial supplier of quantum computers.” In a company release, D-Wave described Quantum Circuits as “a leading developer of error-corrected superconducting gate-model quantum computing systems.”
D-Wave said in the release that it expects the acquisition to significantly accelerate the time to a scaled, error-corrected gate-model quantum computer alongside, and complementary to, its commercial annealing quantum computing systems.
“The acquisition of Quantum Circuits solidifies D-Wave’s position as the world’s first and only dual-platform quantum computing company, building annealing and gate-model quantum computing systems to address the full range of customers’ complex computational problems,” the release stated. “D-Wave’s Advantage2TM annealing quantum systems are commercial today, with customer applications deployed in production. They have also been used to demonstrate quantum supremacy by outperforming classical computing on an important, real-world materials simulation problem.”
For D-Wave’s gate-model program, Quantum Circuits is said to bring “industry-leading dual-rail qubits that greatly simplify and advance error correction, which is key to delivering commercially-viable gate-model quantum computers.” According to the release, Quantum Circuits’ dual-rail qubits bring the speed of superconducting gate-model qubits along with the fidelity of ion trap and neutral atom qubits, reflecting what D-Wave described as “a significant industry breakthrough that is currently unmatched by any other quantum computing vendor.”
“The acquisition of Quantum Circuits marks a watershed moment that firmly establishes D-Wave as the world’s leading quantum computing company,” said Alan Baratz, Ph.D., and CEO of D-Wave, in the release. “By uniquely delivering both best-in-class annealing and gate-model technologies, we are setting the pace for the entire industry. This dual-platform approach will significantly expand the addressable use cases for our customers, with the potential to deliver profound impact across businesses, the scientific community, and governments worldwide.”
“The combination of Quantum Circuits and D-Wave gives us a decisive advantage in gate-model quantum computing, by leveraging D-Wave’s experience with scaling and cryogenic control with our hardware-efficient approach to quantum error correction,” said Rob Schoelkopf, Ph.D., and co-founder of Quantum Circuits and, now, chief scientist at D-Wave, in the release.
D-Wave described itself as “the world’s first commercial supplier of quantum computers, and the only company building both annealing and gate-model quantum computers.”
“Our mission is to help customers realize the value of quantum, today. Our quantum computers—the world’s largest—feature QPUs with sub-second response times and can be deployed on-premises or accessed through our quantum cloud service, which offers 99.9 percent availability and uptime. More than 100 organizations trust D-Wave with their toughest computational challenges. With over 200 million problems submitted to our quantum systems to date, our customers apply our technology to address use cases spanning optimization, artificial intelligence, research, and more.”