Crystal Quantum Computing is slowly emerging from anonymity. The latest addition to French quantum computing, the Parisian deeptech of four people, born in 2021, bases its approach on trapped ion technology and aims to be an alternative to its compatriots Pasqal, Alice & Bob, Quellela, Quobly and C12, who are exploring it. others.
A delay to catch up
Its method also differs from that of IonQ, a pioneer in trapped ions and listed on the New York Stock Exchange since 2021. “We applied the Rydberg quantum gate, until now reserved for the so-called neutral atom approach, to the trapped ions», Explains Quentin Bodart, its founder and CEO. Enough to make the most of the stability of the trapped ions and the speed of the Rydberg states, assures the CEO, and to do a lot of calculations during the life of the qubits.
Having started one step behind the competition, the start-up is seeking to raise 2.5 million euros. To move quickly, it intends to rely on specialist nuggets – algorithms, the cloud or simulation – in order to be able to concentrate on its technological core.
It will need at least that much to catch up with the years and the technological and commercial progress of its competition. Because the French pioneers of quantum computing have already started selling the first machines. #
Source: www.usinenouvelle.com
