{"id":84163,"date":"2025-05-08T08:45:14","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T08:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/84163\/"},"modified":"2025-05-08T08:45:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T08:45:14","slug":"cisco-systems-joins-quantum-computing-race-with-new-chip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/84163\/","title":{"rendered":"Cisco Systems joins quantum computing race with new chip"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Cisco Systems (CSCO-0.12%<\/a>) became the latest tech company to announce a new quantum computing chip, following similar announcements in recent months from Google<\/a>, IBM<\/a>, and Microsoft<\/a>. With each new development, the timeline for the technology to scale up and see use in real-world situations gets shorter and shorter. <\/p>\n

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While Nvidia (NVDA-1.54%<\/a>) CEO Jensen Huang said in January that quantum computing would not be usable for at least 20 years \u2014 which sent stocks of quantum companies tumbling<\/a> \u2014 Cisco and others say the revolution might begin as early as 2030. <\/p>\n

One Cisco exec said<\/a>\u00a0that quantum is about to have its \u201cChatGPT moment,\u201d at which point skeptics recognize the exponential advances and practical uses of a once-fantastical technology. Of course, skepticism<\/a> remains<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Cisco\u2019s contribution to the sector is its new entanglement source chip, revealed<\/a> yesterday. Entanglement is when two particles are connected even over a vast range, via quantum teleportation. Albert Einstein called this \u201cspooky action at a distance.\u201d Cisco claimed its chip generates up to one million entangled photon pairs per second, at room temperature, meaning less energy use.<\/p>\n

The company also said the chip is compatible with existing fiber-optic infrastructure and uses less than one megawatt of power; traditional supercomputers use upwards<\/a> of 30 megawatts. Cisco\u2019s chip \u201cenables quantum networks to scale,\u201d the company said in a press release.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s that vendor-agnostic network that the company aims to assist all companies building quantum processors: \u201cBy building this infrastructure now, Cisco is helping to accelerate the entire quantum ecosystem,\u201d it said. \u201cThis approach mirrors Cisco\u2019s historical strength in networking\u2014we don\u2019t need to pick winners because we\u2019re building the networking fabric that will enable various quantum technologies to scale.\u201d<\/p>\n

Quantum technology runs on qubits \u2014 as opposed to traditional bits in coding \u2014 and the challenge<\/a> is to use more qubits, which are incredibly fragile and susceptible to interference, while reducing errors. Quantum-error correction has been the industry\u2019s biggest challenge for the past 30 years.<\/p>\n

IBM\u2019s (IBM+0.27%<\/a>) chips have more qubits than Google\u2019s (GOOGL-1.57%<\/a>) but the latter claims their chips are more reliable \u2014 even while using more qubits. Microsoft (MSFT-0.92%<\/a>) announced its own quantum chip in February, using fewer qubits and again claiming<\/a> it was less error-prone than competitors\u2019. <\/p>\n

Potential uses of quantum technology include<\/a> the development of energy alternatives, new drugs, and superior battery power. <\/p>\n

It also raises serious cybersecurity concerns<\/a>, with its ability to break through data encryption. <\/p>\n

Cisco also announced it\u2019s opening a quantum lab in Santa Monica, California. <\/p>\n

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