A superconducting quantum computer developed and made in Taiwan represents a significant stride in Taiwan’s quantum technology, President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) said yesterday.
Tsai was speaking at a forum organized by Academia Sinica on the progress in research made by its Thematic Center for Quantum Computer.
Lauding the breakthrough as a testament to Taiwan’s prowess in the field, Tsai said the plan was initiated by Academia Sinica more than three years ago.
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That led to National Tsing Hua University’s development of quantum network coding in May last year, which is expected to boost Taiwan’s capabilities in cybersecurity, national security, finance and biomedicine.
The new computer was developed through a quantum technology project funded by the National Science and Technology Council, Academia Sinica said.
The project came to fruition in October last year when Academia Sinica successfully developed a computer based on 5-quantum-bit (qubit) chips in collaboration with multiple domestic and foreign institutions.
On Jan. 19, the new quantum computer began providing online services to program participants and it is used by developers as a platform for developing complementary metal oxide semiconductor and parametric amplifier technologies, the institution said.
Taiwan is one of the few countries capable of independently producing a superconducting quantum computer, Thematic Center executive officer Chen Chii-dong (陳啟東) said earlier this month.
The research institute initially proposed the idea of developing a superconducting quantum computer in Taiwan in 2019 and has since received government support, Academia Sinica president James Liao (廖俊智) said yesterday.
Tsai pledged to inject additional funding into Academia Sinica’s south branch to support its continued development of quantum computing technologies and efforts to establish a quantum technology industry chain.
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