"Stage A of the program - which required participants to describe a quantum computer concept with "a plausible path to realization in the near term," per the DARPA website - included 15 companies. Stage B of the program - where government teams "will determine if their utility-scale quantum computer concept can be constructed as designed and operated as intended" - will feature 11 companies: Atom Computing; Diraq; IBM; IonQ; Nord Quantique; Photonic Inc.; Quantinuum; Quantum Motion; QuEra Computing; Silicon Quantum Computing; and Xanadu. DARPA confirmed the list of second stage firms on Thursday."
"During Stage B we'll thoroughly review all aspects of their R&D plans to see if they can go the distance - not just meet next year's milestones - and stand the test of trying to build a transformative technology on this kind of a timeline," Altepeter said in a press release. Stage C will follow Stage B, which Altpeter said will consist of conducting a real-time test and evaluation of the hardware technology participating companies use in their quantum computers. "We'll do all these evaluations without slowing the companies down," he said."
DARPA's Quantum Benchmarking Initiative evaluates industry efforts to build fault-tolerant, utility-scale quantum computers and sets objective milestones for participants. Stage A required participants to describe quantum computer concepts with a plausible near-term path and included 15 companies. Stage B will vet whether utility-scale concepts can be constructed and operated as intended and advances 11 firms including Atom Computing, Diraq, IBM, IonQ, Nord Quantique, Photonic Inc., Quantinuum, Quantum Motion, QuEra Computing, Silicon Quantum Computing, and Xanadu. Stage B reviews R&D plans for long-term viability beyond immediate milestones. Stage C will conduct real-time hardware test and evaluation without slowing company development.
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