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Photonic says it will offer a fault-tolerant quantum computer within five years

Due 2028

In November 2023, Photonic founder Stephanie Simmons said that within five years the company would be the first to offer a scalable, distributed, fault-tolerant quantum computer, built from silicon spin qubits linked by light. Its CEO called the target "audacious".

Predicted by: Stephanie Simmons (Photonic Inc.)
Type: Company executive
Said on: Nov 8, 2023
Original deadline: within five years (2028)
Status: Pending
Counts toward: the Quantum Supremacy estimate

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Sources (3)

Photonic Inc. Photonic Accelerating Quantum Computing’s Transformational Benefits with New Architecture
Primary sourceNov 8, 2023

““Quantum computing is real, and we believe that—within five years, significantly sooner than the widely accepted timeframe—we will be the first quantum computing company to offer a scalable, distributed, and fault-tolerant solution,” said Dr. Stephanie Simmons”
Optics & Photonics News Photonic Inc. Unveils Microsoft Partnership
Independent coverageNov 18, 2023

“While acknowledging that the company’s target of scalable, distributed, fault-tolerant quantum computing within five years is “audacious,” CEO Terry believes that the firm’s new architecture “is uniquely positioned to reduce the world’s time horizon to practical and useful quantum computing and quantum networking.””
BetaKit Quantum startup Photonic raises $137 million CAD, strikes strategic partnership with Microsoft
Independent coverageNov 8, 2023

““We believe we have correctly identified the breakthrough that will allow us to offer a scalable, distributed, and fault-tolerant solution within five years, significantly ahead of industry expectations,” Photonic CEO Paul Terry said in a statement.”

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