{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The New Quantum Era - innovation in quantum computing, science and technology","title":"Qolab Emerges from Stealth Mode with John Martinis","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2201,"description":"Welcome to episode 48 of The New Quantum Era podcast! Another episode recorded at the APS Global Summit in March, today's special guest is true quantum pioneer, John Martinis, co-founder and CTO of QoLab, a superconducting qubit company seeking to build a million qubit device. In this enlightening conversation, we explore the strategic shifts, collaborative efforts, and technological innovations that are pushing the boundaries of quantum computing closer to building scalable, million-qubit systems. This episode was made with support form The American Physical Society and Quantum Machines, Inc. (BTW I know I said episode 49 in the intro to this episode, I noticed it too late to fix without a further delay in posting the interview!)\nKey Highlights\nEmerging from Stealth Mode & Million-Qubit System Paper:Discussion on QoLab’s transition from stealth mode and their comprehensive paper on building scalable million-qubit systems.\nFocus on a systematic approach covering the entire stack.\nCollaboration with Semiconductor Companies:Unique business model emphasizing collaboration with semiconductor companies to leverage external expertise.\nComparison with bigger players like Google, who can fund the entire stack internally.\nInnovative Technological Approaches:Integration of wafer-scale technology and advanced semiconductor manufacturing processes.\nEmphasis on adjustable qubits and adjustable couplers for optimizing control and scalability.\nScaling Challenges and Solutions:Strategies for achieving scale, including using large dilution refrigerators and exploring optical communication for modular design.\nPlans to address error correction and wiring challenges using brute force scaling and advanced materials.\nFuture Vision and Speeding Up Development:QoLab’s goal to significantly accelerate the timeline toward achieving a million-qubit system.\nInsight into collaborations with HP Enterprises, NVIDIA, Quantum Machines, and others to combine expertise in hardware and software....","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/0bJ0_ffy0r0O2l32QT5Tn9-3l9jtqpUcMVwNZnZXwRM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8yZmZl/YmRlZTAxNDY3MWJk/NmI2MGVkMGMxYmFh/MTM2Mi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}