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Academia Sinica 5-Qubit System
Academia Sinica 5-Qubit System is a superconducting circuits quantum computer operated by Academia Sinica in Taiwan. It has 5 physical qubits. It ranks 69 of 74 superconducting machines in this table by physical qubit count. 3 sourced specs are in the spec sheet. No benchmark figures are recorded for it yet.
Also known as Taiwan first self-developed quantum computer
Unveiled on 29 January 2024 at an event attended by President Tsai Ing-wen, who received a 4-inch quantum wafer. Academia Sinica says it is Taiwan's first self-developed 5-qubit superconducting full-stack system and that it is on the cloud for project collaborators; TVBS says it took about two years, was funded by NSTC and Academia Sinica, and is based at the institution's southern campus quantum base. Neither page gives fidelity or coherence data. Another outlet mentioned a 20-qubit follow-on but no Academia Sinica page confirming it was found, so it is not recorded. Compare iqm-spark-tsri, the other Taiwanese machine, which is a bought IQM unit.
Spec sheet
Technical details as the builder or a paper states them, each with its own source. A blank is a fact we could not source, not a zero. Fidelity and coherence figures are in the benchmark table below.
| Spec | Value | Basis | Note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Processor | Self-developed 5-qubit superconducting chip, first made in 2023 | Vendor reported | Chip and system developed by Academia Sinica in about two years. | sinica.edu.twnews.tvbs.com.tw |
| Qubit type | superconducting | Vendor reported | Full-stack superconducting system; the transmon design is not stated. | sinica.edu.twnews.tvbs.com.tw |
| Access and pricing | Cloud access for project collaborators | Vendor reported | Stated as available on the cloud for collaborators to test and use. | sinica.edu.tw |
Timeline
- 2024-01-29: Announced
- 2024-01-29: Status checked: operational
Comparable superconducting machines
Closest in physical qubit count within the same technology. Counts of different qubit types are not interchangeable across technologies.
| Machine | Operator | Qubits | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| IQM Spark at Chungbuk National University | Chungbuk National University | 5 | operational |
| IQM Spark at TSRI | Taiwan Semiconductor Research Institute | 5 | operational |
| JIQCER-5 | Forschungszentrum Julich | 5 | operational |
| Helmi | VTT | 5 | operational |
| Quantum Inspire Tuna-5 | QuTech | 5 | operational |
| Aqumen Seeker | Quantum Circuits | 8 | operational |