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Xanadu and AMD Launch Open-Source Backline Extension for PennyLane

Xanadu Quantum Technologies (NASDAQ/TSX: XNDU) and AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) have released Backline, an open-source heterogeneous compilation and execution framework connecting quantum processing units (QPUs) with classical hardware engines. Integrated into Xanadu’s PennyLane platform and its MLIR-based Catalyst compiler, Backline establishes Python-native, ultra-low-latency links across CPUs, GPUs, FPGAs, and SmartNICs. The software resolves the classical-quantum data bottleneck by providing direct microsecond-scale communication required for quantum error correction (QEC), high-speed optical network routing, and quantum sensing.