Operating a quantum processor in a heterogeneous computing architecture
US10402743B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 25, 2018 |
| Grant date | Sep 3, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 25, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06N10/60
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In some aspects, a heterogeneous computing system includes a quantum processor unit and a classical processor unit. In some instances, variables defined by a computer program are stored in a classical memory in the heterogeneous computing system. The computer program is executed in the heterogeneous computing system by operation of the quantum processor unit and the classical processor unit. Instructions are generated for the quantum processor by a host processor unit based on values of the variables stored in the classical memory. The instructions are configured to cause the quantum processor unit to perform a data processing task defined by the computer program. The values of the variables are updated in the classical memory based on output values generated by the quantum processor unit. The classical processor unit processes the updated values of the variables.
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