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Updated · The Quantum Insider · Sep 8
Fujitsu Unveils First Diamond-Spin Quantum Prototype, Targets Multi-Module System by 2027
Updated
Updated · The Quantum Insider · Sep 8

Fujitsu Unveils First Diamond-Spin Quantum Prototype, Targets Multi-Module System by 2027

3 articles · Updated · The Quantum Insider · Sep 8

Summary

  • Fujitsu said its prototype is the first working diamond-spin quantum computer to combine tin-vacancy centers with photonic integrated circuits, and it can already be accessed through the company’s hybrid quantum platform.
  • At -271.6°C, the system runs at a higher temperature than typical superconducting quantum computers at -273.13°C, while aiming to exploit diamond’s stability and optical links for modular scaling.
  • The prototype stems from research begun in 2020 with Delft University of Technology and QuTech, and uses SnV centers that Fujitsu says are less noise-sensitive than more common nitrogen-vacancy designs.
  • Fujitsu plans a multi-module prototype by 2027 and will also work on linking the diamond-spin approach with superconducting systems under a roadmap targeting 250 logical qubits by 2030 and 1,000 by 2035.

Insights

Could Fujitsu's new diamond-spin prototype finally shatter the scaling bottleneck that has held back quantum computing for decades?
If diamond qubits are so stable, why does this revolutionary quantum prototype still require freezing temperatures near absolute zero?