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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Rigetti
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Toshiba
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PsiQuantum
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| Categorization and Classification | Patents and Published Applications |
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| 2655 | |
| 1101 Superconductors , 534 Non-Specific , 250 Optical computing , 222 Classical , 170 Quantum Dots , 149 Spin-Based Qubits , 140 Ion Trap , 80 Topological , 9 Other | |
| 3194 | |
| 535 Qubit Control , 512 Qubit Creation/Storage , 368 Other Hardware , 322 Other Applications , 319 Measurement & Read-Out , 319 Circuit , 193 Processor , 165 Error Correction , 141 Annealing , 123 Operations , 78 Memory , 71 Software , 35 Cryptography , 13 Manufacturing | |
