French quantum computing firm Alice & Bob is making its quantum computer available to customers for on-premises deployment.
The company this month announced its Helium quantum computer, a “complete quantum computing system” designed to host its first logical qubit and “advance the frontier of quantum error-correction research.”
– Alice & Bob
“Say hello to the Helium Quantum System!” the company said. “For the first time, a company is making an integrated cat-qubit quantum system available for on-premise installation to research partners worldwide.”
Spanning 21 sqm (9m long, 2.4m wide, and 3.3m tall) with a 40kW power requirement, the system includes a supercooled-chandelier design hosting an 18 cat-qubits chip, a cooling unit, and an air-cooled control & signaling electronics unit totaling around four racks of space. The system will also need a gas handling unit and a compressor.
