QuEra Selected for DARPA’s Quantum Benchmarking Initiative Stage A
QuEra has been selected for Stage A of DARPA’s Quantum Benchmarking Initiative. The program evaluates the potential for practical, fault-tolerant quantum computing within a decade. QuEra will showcase its neutral-atom quantum architecture and present its research roadmap for rigorous technical validation.
Rigetti Wins $5.48M Air Force Award to Advance ABAA Quantum Chip Process
Rigetti Computing has been awarded a $5.48 million grant by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research. The project focuses on advancing Rigetti’s Alternating-Bias Assisted Annealing (ABAA) process to address superconducting qubit defects. A consortium including Iowa State University and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory will collaborate on the research. The goal is to scale quantum computing technology through better chip fabrication techniques.