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IBM researchers publish the OpenQASM circuit language

Jul 11, 2017

IBM researchers publish a specification for OpenQASM, a text language for quantum circuits. It describes gates, measurements and resets, allowing programs written by people or higher-level tools to run on IBM's cloud quantum hardware.

Why it matters

A shared circuit format helps connect quantum programming tools with the machines that execute their instructions.

Andrew W. Cross · Lev S. Bishop · John A. Smolin · Jay M. Gambetta · IBM

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