Quantum computing is the use of quantum-mechanical phenomena, such as superposition and entanglement, to perform computation. This technology is exponentially more powerful than classical computing and holds the promise to solutions to problems heretofore unsolvable by classical computing.
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IBM
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D-Wave Systems Inc.
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Microsoft
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Google (Alphabet)
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Intel
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Northrop Grumman
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Rigetti
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Toshiba
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PsiQuantum
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| Categorization and Classification | Patents and Published Applications |
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| 2860 | |
| 1167 Superconductors , 607 Non-Specific , 267 Optical computing , 234 Classical , 181 Quantum Dots , 157 Ion Trap , 155 Spin-Based Qubits , 83 Topological , 9 Other | |
| 3399 | |
| 570 Qubit Control , 543 Qubit Creation/Storage , 375 Other Hardware , 341 Other Applications , 339 Circuit , 336 Measurement & Read-Out , 209 Processor , 176 Error Correction , 146 Annealing , 145 Operations , 81 Software , 80 Memory , 35 Cryptography , 23 Manufacturing | |
