Analog processor comprising quantum devices
US10140248B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 28, 2017 |
| Grant date | Nov 27, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 28, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB82Y10/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Analog processors for solving various computational problems are provided. Such analog processors comprise a plurality of quantum devices, arranged in a lattice, together with a plurality of coupling devices. Such quantum processors further comprise a set of readout devices each configured to measure the information from a corresponding quantum device in the plurality of quantum devices. A method of determining a result of a computational problem using an analog processor includes receiving at a first digital computer, including a digital processor, an instance of the computational problem defined over an input graph, wherein the input graph is non-planar; and determining a mapping of the instance of the computational problem onto the analog processor, by the digital processor.
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