Intel Tackles Next-gen Computing with Quantum and Neuromorphic Innovations

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At Intel Innovation 2022, Intel is announcing its

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With traditional device scaling and the forces of Moore's Law coming to a halt, modern approaches to computing are beginning to reach their limits. Instead, many developers have turned their sights to promising new computing methods, including quantum computing and neuromorphic computing. While both of these technologies hold exciting potential, there is still significant work to be done in each field.

Today, Intel is pushing the state of both quantum and neuromorphic computing with new releases at Intel Innovation 2022. All About Circuits heard from Anne Matsuura, director of the quantum and molecular technologies at Intel, and Mike Davies, director of Intel's neuromorphic computing lab, to hear about the new releases firsthand.

Intel Envisions a Quantum Future with New SDK

Many quantum computing researchers are focusing on qubits and hardware for advancing the technology, but significant breakthroughs are needed across the full software stack.

Intel has announced the release of its new software development kit (SDK) for quantum computing, called the Intel Quantum SDK. The new SDK is designed to optimize quantum-classical algorithms, known as variational algorithms, which are among the most popular quantum workloads today.

Describing the SDK, Matsuura explained, "The Intel Quantum SDK includes a compiler that targets a binary quantum instruction set and a quantum runtime to manage the execution of the quantum program. This then enables users to find quantum operations and decomposes them into operations that are available on the Intel Quantum Dot Qubit chip."

To do this, a key tool in the Quantum SDK is a C++, low-level virtual machine (LLVM)-based compiler toolchain. Intel has judiciously chosen to enhance the industry standard LLVM representation with quantum extensions using industry standards to ultimately open-source the compiler's front end.

According to Intel, the Quantum SDK has already experienced positive reviews from beta users who have utilized the tool in applications such as material and fluid dynamic simulations. To help drive further adoption, Intel has already awarded grants to several universities, including the University of Pennsylvania and Ohio State University, to use and teach the Quantum SDK in their curriculum.

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