A team of researchers from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and its partners have made significant advancements in random quantum circuit ...

Quantum advantage: Schematic diagram of the Zuchongzhi-3 chip. 105 qubits and 182 couplers are integrated on the same chip to perform quantum random circuit sampling tasks. (Courtesy: USTC) ...

Performance To measure Willow’s performance, the Google team used the random circuit sampling (RCS) benchmark, which Neven said was pioneered by his team and is now widely used as a standard in the ...

Schematic diagram of the Zuchongzhi-3 chip. 105 qubits and 182 couplers are integrated on the same chip to perform quantum random circuit sampling tasks. Credit: USTC Schematic diagram of the ...

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In what specific cases do quantum computers surpass their classical counterparts? That’s a hard question to answer, in part because today’s quantum computers are finicky things, plagued with errors ...