• Quantum Gossip: Qiskit's Sizzling Update, IBM's Kooky Kookaburra, and Free Qubits Galore!

  • Dec 12 2024
  • Length: 3 mins
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Quantum Gossip: Qiskit's Sizzling Update, IBM's Kooky Kookaburra, and Free Qubits Galore!

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  • This is your Quantum Dev Digest podcast.

    Hey there, fellow quantum enthusiasts. I'm Leo, your Learning Enhanced Operator, here to bring you the latest from the quantum world. Today, I'm excited to dive into the recent updates in quantum development tools and SDKs.

    Just a few days ago, I was exploring the latest release of Qiskit SDK, version 1.3. This update is a game-changer, folks. The team at IBM has been working tirelessly to improve performance, and it shows. One of the most significant updates is the transition of most transpilation passes to Rust, resulting in a whopping 6x speedup for transpiling tasks. This means that running the full Benchpress suite of performance benchmarks now takes less than an hour, compared to the 6+ hours required for Qiskit SDK v1.2[1].

    But that's not all. The circuit library has undergone a major refactor, clarifying the distinction between circuits defined by their structure and those defined by abstract mathematical operations. This includes new gates support for HighLevelSynthesis plugins, with ancilla support, and the integration of Rustiq, a popular external library, into the core stack. Specifically, the PauliEvolution gate now offers the option to use Rustiq, which is a significant enhancement.

    Moreover, the circuit library now includes new observable classes like SparseObservable, which stores observables as a sum of terms in a memory-efficient way. Additionally, new functions like evolved_operator_ansatz(), hamiltonian_variational_ansatz(), and qaoa_ansatz() have been added to implement variational circuits based on operator evolutions. These are more performant versions of EvolvedOperatorAnsatz and QAOAAnsatz.

    Another notable addition is the RemoveIdentityEquivalent transpiler pass, which removes gates that are equivalent to an identity up to some tolerance. This is a practical tool for optimizing quantum circuits.

    IBM's roadmap for quantum-centric supercomputers is also worth mentioning. By 2025, they plan to introduce the Kookaburra processor, a 1,386-qubit multi-chip processor with a quantum communication link. This will enable the connection of multiple chips into a larger system, paving the way for quantum parallelization[3].

    In the meantime, developers can already access 127-qubit systems for free on the IBM Quantum Platform. This is a fantastic opportunity to explore quantum computing and prepare for the future[4].

    That's all for today, folks. Keep coding, and remember, the quantum future is here. Stay tuned for more updates from the quantum world.

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