Lockheed Martin buys first D-Wave quantum computing system
May 26, 2011
Simplified schematic of a superconducting flux qubit acting as a quantum mechanical spin. Circulating current in the qubit loop gives rise to a flux inside, encoding two distinct spin states that can exist in a superposition. (Credit: D-Wave Systems Inc.)
Lockheed Martin Corporation has agreed to purchase the first D-Wave One quantum computing system from D-Wave Systems Inc., according to D-Wave spokesperson Ann Gibbon.
Lockheed Martin plans to use this “quantum annealing processor” for some of Lockheed Martin’s “most challenging computation problems,” according to a D-Wave statement.
D-Wave computing systems address combinatorial optimization problems.that are “hard for traditional methods to solve in a cost-effective amount of time.”
These include software verification and validation, financial risk analysis, affinity mapping and sentiment analysis, object recognition in images, medical imaging classification, compressed sensing, and bioinformatics.
Comments (4)
by Hminus
let’s hope it encourages investment on QC research.
by Pedro_C
One step closer to Artificial Intelligence :-)
by RobinSongs
People should check out D-Wave’s website. Looks interesting (to say the least).
by andmar74
Is this a game-changer for quantum computers ?
Lockheed Martin would not spend $ 10 million, if it didn’t work..