Chuck Darwin<p>Intel Enters the Quantum Computing Horse Race With 12-Qubit Chip </p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Intel" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Intel</span></a> has built a <a href="https://c.im/tags/quantum" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>quantum</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/processor" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>processor</span></a> called <a href="https://c.im/tags/Tunnel" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Tunnel</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Falls" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Falls</span></a> that it will offer to research labs hoping to make the revolutionary computing technology practical.</p><p>The Tunnel Falls processor, announced Thursday, houses 12 qubits, the fundamental quantum data processing elements. </p><p>It's a major step in the chipmaker's attempt to develop quantum computing hardware it hopes will eventually surpass rivals.</p><p>One notable feature of quantum computing is the tremendous variety of approaches. Intel is using electrons, storing data via quantum mechanical <a href="https://c.im/tags/spin" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>spin</span></a>, that's analogous to the two directions a top can spin. </p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/IBM" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IBM</span></a> and <a href="https://c.im/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Google</span></a> are using small electrical circuits of <a href="https://c.im/tags/superconducting" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>superconducting</span></a> materials. </p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/IonQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IonQ</span></a> and <a href="https://c.im/tags/Quantinuum" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Quantinuum</span></a> manipulate <a href="https://c.im/tags/charged" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>charged</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/atoms" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>atoms</span></a> stored in a <a href="https://c.im/tags/trap" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>trap</span></a>. </p><p>Other approaches involve <a href="https://c.im/tags/neutral" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>neutral</span></a> atoms and even <a href="https://c.im/tags/photons" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>photons</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/intel-enters-the-quantum-computing-horse-race-with-12-qubit-chip/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnet.com/tech/computing/intel-</span><span class="invisible">enters-the-quantum-computing-horse-race-with-12-qubit-chip/</span></a></p>