Updated
Updated · CNBC · Sep 23
IonQ Jumps 12% After Testing First Real-Time Quantum Error Decoder
Updated
Updated · CNBC · Sep 23

IonQ Jumps 12% After Testing First Real-Time Quantum Error Decoder

3 articles · Updated · CNBC · Sep 23

Summary

  • IonQ rose 12% in premarket trading after saying it had tested the industry's first real-time quantum error decoder.
  • The company said the decoder enables quantum error correction during operations without slowing execution time, a key hurdle for practical quantum computing.
  • That announcement lifted other quantum names as well: Rigetti Computing and D-Wave Quantum each gained more than 5.5%, with Infleqtion up by a similar amount.
  • The move made IonQ one of the biggest premarket gainers Wednesday, underscoring how technical milestones are still driving sentiment across the quantum sector.

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