Quantum computing is the use of quantum-mechanical phenomena, such as superposition and entanglement, to perform computation. This technology is exponentially more powerful than classical computing and holds the promise to solutions to problems heretofore unsolvable by classical computing.
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IBM
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D-Wave Systems Inc.
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Microsoft
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Google (Alphabet)
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Intel
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Northrop Grumman
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PsiQuantum
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Rigetti
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Toshiba
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| Categorization and Classification | Patents and Published Applications |
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| 3229 | |
| 1248 Superconductors , 722 Non-Specific , 298 Optical computing , 292 Classical , 203 Quantum Dots , 184 Spin-Based Qubits , 178 Ion Trap , 92 Topological , 12 Other | |
| 3782 | |
| 639 Qubit Control , 589 Qubit Creation-Storage , 388 Other Hardware , 379 Measurement-Read-Out , 369 Circuit , 356 Other Applications , 243 Processor , 204 Error Correction , 166 Operations , 159 Annealing , 96 Software , 91 Memory , 56 Cryptography , 47 Manufacturing | |
