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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Toshiba
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Rigetti
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PsiQuantum
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| Categorization and Classification | Patents and Published Applications |
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| 2585 | |
| 1067 Superconductors , 516 Non-Specific , 245 Optical computing , 218 Classical , 169 Quantum Dots , 149 Spin-Based Qubits , 132 Ion Trap , 80 Topological , 9 Other | |
| 3152 | |
| 529 Qubit Control , 507 Qubit Creation/Storage , 365 Other Hardware , 317 Other Applications , 315 Circuit , 314 Measurement & Read-Out , 191 Processor , 164 Error Correction , 141 Annealing , 118 Operations , 76 Memory , 68 Software , 35 Cryptography , 12 Manufacturing | |
