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Asia Times
22-05-2025
- Business
- Asia Times
China's Origin Quantum upgrades its software for chip debugging
A Chinese quantum computer maker has recently upgraded its self-developed quantum computing control system (QCCS) to improve debugging, a process to improve the performance of its machines. The Hefei-based Origin Quantum, or Benyuan Quantum, has launched its fourth-generation QCCS, Benyuan Tianji 4.0, which supports more than 500 qubits, according to the Anhui Quantum Computing Engineering Research Center (AQCERC). Guo Guoping, director of research and chief scientist at Origin Quantum, said the launch of Benyuan Tianji 4.0 indicates China's quantum computing industry now has replicable and scalable engineering capabilities, laying a solid foundation for the mass production of quantum computers with hundreds of qubits. The qubit, or quantum bit, is the unit of the fundamental unit of information in quantum computing. The higher the qubit, the faster a quantum computer. However, as different quantum firms use different definitions, it isn't easy to directly compare the performance of superconducting quantum computers in terms of their qubits. IBM Quantum Heron 2, dubbed the world's fastest quantum computer, has 156 qubits. Google's Willow quantum chip features 105 qubits. Origin Quantum's Benyuan Wukong, launched in January 2024, has 72 qubits. A McKinsey report last year predicted that quantum advantage, a situation in which quantum computers can solve problems much faster and more efficiently than classical computers, will happen around 2027-2030. By 2035, annual revenue from quantum applications in chemicals, life sciences, finance, and mobility sectors could reach $2 trillion. To boost the number of qubits, engineers need to manually debug physical qubits. They must also use software to correct every physical qubit's error to create logical or usable qubits. 'The Benyuan Tianji 4.0 system is built entirely on China's self-developed hardware and software,' said Kong Weicheng, deputy director of AQCERC and head of the Benyuan Tianji 4.0 development team. 'This enables more efficient control and precise quantum chip readout, significantly reducing quantum computer research and delivery cycle.' Origin Quantum sets up monitoring system for its superconducting quantum chips. Photo: Origin Quantum He explained that Benyuan Tianji 4.0 has four additional core software programs: service management software (Naga&Venus), superconducting quantum chip control software (Monster), full-interface quantum chip control and analysis software (Visage) and operating system connecting software (Storm). Kong said Visage is the brain and can quickly detect qubits. 'Every qubit of a quantum chip needs to be debugged. Traditionally, a PhD-level expert may take more than one day to finish this process, making the debugging cycle too long for any quantum chip with more than 100 qubits,' he said. 'But with Visage, junior engineers can run standardized debugging processes for quantum chips more easily.' US investment ban Quantum computing can support scientific experiments, but it is also a sensitive technology that can break sophisticated encryption, create highly secure communication networks, accelerate supercomputers for missiles and drone navigation, enable quantum communications and improve AI model training. In August 2023, US President Joe Biden signed an executive order restricting US investments in China's quantum computing, artificial intelligence, and semiconductor sectors. Last October, the US Treasury Department finalized the relevant regulations, which took effect in January 2025. In recent years, China's state-owned funds have provided substantial financial resources to many quantum projects, encouraging local firms to build a complete supply chain and an ecosystem. Origin Quantum and Chengdu Zhongwei Daxin Technology can make a wide range of quantum equipment. Footage showed that Origin Quantum imported lithographic machines from Germany's SÜSS MicroTec to make its superconducting quantum chips. Origin Quantum develops its operation systems and software, following in the footsteps of IBM, which offers users a suite of tools such as IBM Quantum Platform, Qiskit SDK and Qiskit Runtime to run quantum computations. The company launched its 72-qubit Wukong computer and the Benyuan Tianji 3.0 system in January 2024. Wukong has so far completed over 380,000 quantum computing tasks across various industries, including fluid dynamics, finance and biomedicine. It is now accessible in 139 countries and regions worldwide, with major international users in the US, Russia, Japan, and Canada. Last month, Origin Quantum said it successfully used Wukong to boost the training performance of an AI model with one billion parameters by 8.4%. It said it also reduced the number of parameters of the AI model by 76%, which means an improvement in efficiency. However, the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT) said in a report that Chinese quantum computers are still far from being used in large-scale commercialized quantum computing. 'Most quantum technologies in China are just coming out of the laboratory, waiting for real applications and commercialization,' Jin Yirong, a researcher at the Beijing Academy of Quantum Information Sciences, told Xinhua. 'It created a chicken-and-egg problem as immature technologies lead to insufficient applications, which in return limited the development of the technologies.' He said China lacks engineers specializing in quantum and classical computing, while local graduates can only fill half of the quantum-related job vacancies in the market. Read: China uses foreign machines to make quantum computers
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
China unveils fourth-gen quantum control system with support for 500+ qubits
Origin Wukong's developers, Origin Quantum Computing Technology Co., launched China's fourth-generation self-developed quantum control system supporting over 500 qubits. Named Origin Tianji 4.0, this is a major milestone for China's quantum tech goals. This launch marks a significant milestone in China's quantum computing efforts, paving the way for scalable, industrial-level production of hundred-qubit quantum computers—driven by repeatable, iterative engineering, according to Origin Quantum via the Global Times on Tuesday. The quantum control system is like the brain of a quantum computer. It helps send and receive special signals to talk to the quantum chips. The new version, called Origin Tianji 4.0, is a big improvement over the older version. It's now better at growing bigger, working smoothly, staying steady, and doing more things by itself, said China News Service. The team has enhanced efficient control and precise readout of quantum chips through fully self-developed hardware and software architectures, significantly accelerating the development and delivery of quantum computers, said Kong Weicheng, deputy director of the Anhui Quantum Computing Engineering Research Center, who led the research team of Origin Tianji 4.0. The Origin Tianji 4.0 is also integrated with the four core software systems. This has helped improve the efficiency of the quantum chip. Tasks that required PhD-level excellence have now been streamlined into standardiezd workflows that can be executed by regular engineers. The launch of Origin Tianji 4.0 signifies that China's quantum computing industry now possesses replicable and iterative engineering production capabilities, laying the foundation for the mass production of hundred-qubit quantum computers, Guo Guoping, director of the Anhui Quantum Computing Engineering Research Center and chief scientist at Origin Quantum, told the Global Times on Tuesday. Origin Tianji's 4.0's predecessor has also powered Origin Wukong, the self-developed superconducting quantum computer. it has completed over 380,000 qunatum computing tasks for more than 26 million users from 139 countries and regions worldwide. It became operational on January 6 last year, and has provided support across various fields such as finance, biomedicine, and fluid dymanics, according to Guo. Global visits to Origin Wukong have surpassed 20 million, with users from the US, Russia, Japan and Canada being the most active ones, the Global Times learned from the company in March this year. Currently, Origin Tianji 4.0 is supporting the development of China's next-generation quantum computer, contributing to a fully self-controlled "China solution" in the global race for quantum technology leadership, Guo said. The Origin Wukong has been spectated by over 20 million global visits, with majority of the users hailing from US, Russia, Japan, and Canada, the Global Times unearthed from the company in March earlier this year. While Origin Tianji 4.0 represents a major step forward in China's push toward scalable quantum computing, much of the progress remains in early-stage implementation. The system's improved automation, integration, and international reach are promising signs, but global competition in quantum computing is fierce and rapidly evolving. The true impact of these advancements will depend on how effectively China translates engineering milestones into consistent, real-world applications over the coming years.
South China Morning Post
28-04-2025
- Health
- South China Morning Post
Chinese quantum computing firm tackles breast cancer screenings, drug design
Chinese quantum computing firm Origin Quantum has successfully applied its advanced technology in several biomedical fields, including breast cancer treatment, in a sign of progress towards commercialisation. Advertisement The Hefei-based company, which is backed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has demonstrated the viability of its Origin Wukong quantum computer in biomedical applications such as breast cancer mammography screening and small molecule drug design, according to a report by the state-run China News Service last week. For breast cancer detection, the quantum computer could process high-dimensional medical imaging data 'exponentially faster', addressing common issues with traditional mammography such as high false-positive rates and inefficiency, according to the report. Origin Quantum also collaborated with Fudan University and other institutions to validate quantum computing applications in small molecule drug design and crystal structure prediction. It has launched several quantum computer-based tools capable of, among other things, predicting drug toxicity and handling drug interaction analysis, company deputy director Zhao Xuejiao said, according to China News. Quantum computers leverage the principles of quantum mechanics to solve complex problems much faster than classical computers. Biomedicine is one of the fields where researchers believe these cutting-edge machines could have a transformative impact. Advertisement In September last year, the US National Institutes of Health announced a programme named Quantum Biomedical Innovations and Technologies, aimed at 'furthering the application' of quantum-based technologies in biomedical use cases.
Globe and Mail
18-02-2025
- Business
- Globe and Mail
Rigetti Computing Stock Faces Heat From Chinese Quantum Startup. Is RGTI a Buy or Sell?
Rigetti Computing (RGTI) is down more than 10% on Tuesday following reports that a China-based startup Origin Quantum has surpassed 20 million in remote visits to its prototype machine. The company's third-generation 'Wukong' is a 72-qubit quantum computer with fully independent intellectual property. Origin Quantum is already being compared to DeepSeek, the Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) startup that erased $1 trillion from the U.S. stock market with the launch of its low-cost, super-efficient AI model in late January. Other quantum stocks, including D-Wave (QBTS) and IonQ (IONQ) are also down significantly on Tuesday. Origin Quantum Is Not a Threat to Rigetti Computing While the Origin Quantum development is drawing significant attention on Tuesday, there's reason to believe it's not an immediate threat to Rigetti Computing stock. For starters, the China-based startup is not a publicly listed company, which means it's not in direct competition for investor capital with the likes of RGTI. Plus, the DeepSeek episode has already taught us that startups being posed as serious competition to established names often prove to be more hype than substance. This is evidenced in the swift recovery in Nvidia (NVDA) stock following the short-lived DeepSeek-driven selloff in the final week of January. RGTI Is Ahead of Origin Quantum in Technology Shares of Rigetti Computing may be worth buying on the weakness also because Origin Quantum's prototype machine that made headlines today is a 72-qubit quantum computer. In comparison, RGTI has already launched an 84-qubit Ankaa-3 system, which means it's already ahead of the Chinese startup in terms of technology. Moreover, Rigetti generated $2.4 million in revenue in its latest reported quarter. In comparison, Origin Quantum is a pre-revenue company at the time of writing. Finally, titans, including Nvidia and Microsoft (MSFT), have partnered with Rigetti Computing, which, for investors, mean a huge mark of confidence in its future prospects. That's why Rigetti Computing stock is up more than 50% versus its recent low even after today's decline. Should You Buy the Dip in Rigetti Computing Stock? All in all, the Origin Quantum news on Tuesday does rather little to disrupt the long-term bullish momentum in Rigetti Computing stock. Wall Street currently has a consensus 'Strong Buy' rating on RGTI shares. While the mean target of $11 suggests potential upside of 5% from current levels, the high target of $17 signals the possibility of a 63% rally from here.
