⚙️ Quantum Hardware Overview
Explore the physical technologies powering quantum computers
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The Physical Foundation of Quantum Computing
Unlike classical computers built from silicon transistors, quantum computers can be constructed using various physical systems. Each approach has unique trade-offs in performance, scalability, and practicality.
🎯What You'll Learn
- •Understand the major quantum hardware platforms
- •Compare advantages and challenges of each approach
- •Explore leading companies and their technologies
- •Evaluate which platform suits different applications
Why Multiple Approaches?
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No Clear Winner
Different technologies excel at different metrics—coherence, speed, scalability
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Application-Specific
Some platforms may be better suited for certain quantum algorithms
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Innovation Race
Competition drives rapid advancement across all platforms
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Future Potential
Breakthrough discoveries could shift the landscape dramatically
Key Performance Metrics
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Coherence Time
How long qubits maintain quantum states before decoherence
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Gate Fidelity
Accuracy of quantum gate operations (target: 99.9%+)
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Gate Speed
How quickly gates can be executed (faster = more operations)
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Scalability
Ability to increase qubit count while maintaining quality
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Operating Conditions
Temperature, vacuum, and control system requirements
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Current State: NISQ Era
We're in the NISQ (Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum) era—devices with 50-1000 qubits limited by noise. The race is on to achieve fault-tolerant quantum computing with millions of qubits.