On Thursday, Paris-based Pasqal disclosed the launch of Europe's third Pasqal-built quantum computer, hosted at CINECA in Bologna, Italy.

The system, named SOL, is Italy's first neutral-atom quantum computer.

It is based on Pasqal's Orion quantum processing unit (QPU) with 140 qubits.

Details The system inauguration marked the rollout of new high-performance computing (HPC) and quantum systems procured by the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking.

It is co-funded by Italy's Ministry of University and Research through ICSC (Italian Research Center on HPC, Big Data, and Quantum Computing), including the Pasqal-delivered platform.