Intel's 'Horse Ridge' control chip may make quantum computing more viable, scalable

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https://www.zdnet.com/article/intels-horse-ridge-control-chip-may-make-quantum-computing-more-viable-scalable/

Intel Horse Ridge chip picture taken from a potato camera.

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Intel Labs along with research partner QuTech at TU-Delft can now use Horse Ridge to control multiple quantum bits, or qubits.

Intel said it has created a cryogenic control chip, code-named Horse Ridge, that will make quantum computing more commercially viable.

According to the company, Intel Labs along with research partner QuTech at TU-Delft can now use Horse Ridge to control multiple quantum bits, or qubits, and allow scaling of larger systems. Intel's news comes after a rough week of competitive threats from traditional foes like Qualcomm, Arm and partners.

 

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Horse Ridge, fabricated with Intel's 22nm FinFET technology, simplifies the control electronics to operate a quantum system. Horse Ridge is a integrated system on a chip that will replace bulky instruments today.

 

Key points about Horse Ridge:

• It's a highly integrated mixed signal system on a chip that brings qubit controls into the quantum refrigerator.
• By acting as a radio frequency processor to control qubits in the refrigerator, Horse Ridge minimizes distance and cables.
• The Horse Ridge control chip is designed to operate at cryogenic temperatures, about 4 Kelvin, which is 7°F warmer than absolute zero. Atoms stop moving at absolute zero.
• Quantum computers operate just a fraction of a degree above absolute zero today. Horse Ridge by operating at a higher temperature can remove a big cooling challenge.  

I don't know nothing about quantum computing,  but this seems to be interesting for me to read and see Intel is fighting back against Qualcomm and such.  The name Horse Ridge is just lol to me. What do you guys think about this?

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3 minutes ago, Arika S said:

the person in charge of arcitecture code names for intel needs to be fired.....Horse Ridge....wtf

They’re just horsing around 

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its like beating a dead horse

[porina]

I'n not up to speed on these quantum computery things, but this part from Intel looks like it is a component of a computer, but isn't the main computational part itself. I guess they're following the money. If there is a need for these parts, why not do it?

 

As for the name, haven't they traditionally used places with a certain theme, so this appears to be a continuation of that. Note that AMD have various -ridge codenames already, so are Intel taking some of those up?

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9 hours ago, Arika S said:

the person in charge of arcitecture code names for intel needs to be fired.....Horse Ridge....wtf

 

39 minutes ago, porina said:

I'n not up to speed on these quantum computery things, but this part from Intel looks like it is a component of a computer, but isn't the main computational part itself. I guess they're following the money. If there is a need for these parts, why not do it?

 

As for the name, haven't they traditionally used places with a certain theme, so this appears to be a continuation of that. Note that AMD have various -ridge codenames already, so are Intel taking some of those up?

believe they named it after a place in oregon