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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Northrop Grumman
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Google (Alphabet)
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Intel
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United States of America
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Toshiba
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Rigetti & Co., Inc.
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| Categorization and Classification | Patents and Published Applications |
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| 2145 | |
| 927 Superconductors , 393 Non-Specific , 229 Optical computing , 195 Classical , 127 Spin-Based Qubits , 109 Ion Trap , 97 Quantum Dots , 67 Topological , 1 Other | |
| 2742 | |
| 479 Qubit Control , 386 Qubit Creation/Storage , 338 Other Hardware , 297 Other Applications , 285 Measurement & Read-Out , 278 Circuit , 168 Processor , 143 Error Correction , 128 Annealing , 82 Operations , 66 Memory , 52 Software , 40 Cryptography | |
