Microsoft reveals its first quantum computing chip, the Majorana 1
Posted: Feb 20, 2025
- Microsoft announced Majorana 1, its first quantum computing chip after nearly two decades of research
- Quantum computers use qubits instead of bits, which can operate in multiple states simultaneously
- Google, IBM, IonQ, and Rigetti Computing have also developed quantum processors
- Microsoft is aiming for a million qubits on a chip through Majorana 1
- Microsoft is manufacturing components in the U.S. instead of relying on other companies
- Quantum computing is receiving investor attention, evident in IonQ and Rigetti's stock performance
- Microsoft's Azure Quantum cloud service offers developers access to chips from IonQ and Rigetti
- Microsoft believes quantum computing could enhance its AI business by training models more efficiently than before.
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